Arithmetic operation of Float Number

Article Overview:

This article will cover how you can solve the following issue:
How to ensure that floating-point numbers are correctly handled in any Arithmetic operation.

Problem Statement:

You may encounter a scenario where floating-point numbers are passed or stored as strings. When attempting to add/Sub(Any arithmetic ) them together, the result may not be the sum of the two numbers, but instead a concatenation of the two string representations.

Example Problem:

• You have two floating-point values, 1595.57 and 198.43, but they are being handled as strings (e.g., num1 = "1595.57", num2 = "198.43").
• When attempting to add these numbers, instead of getting the sum 6783.86, you get the result "1595.572989.862198.43", which is a concatenation of the two values as strings.

Solution:

To solve this issue, ensure that the variables are treated as numerical values before performing the addition. This can be done by converting the variables to floating-point numbers using the appropriate type conversion method using extension:

Note: Here we are considering Addition of numbers.

Here's the general approach for resolving this issue:

1. Parse the values as floats to ensure they are correctly interpreted as numerical types.
2. Perform the addition of the parsed values.
3. Return the result as a proper numerical value (not a string).

Extension used for this:

function addFloatNumbers(num1, num2) 
{     
return parseFloat(num1) + parseFloat(num2);
var result = addFloatNumbers(Num1, Num2); 
return result;
}

This extension is meant to:

1. Take two inputs (num1 and num2), which could potentially be strings representing floating-point numbers.
2. Convert these inputs to floating-point numbers using parseFloat().
3. Add the two floating-point numbers together and return the result.
   
   

Outcome:

With the solution in place, performing the addition will yield the correct result. For example, if num1 = "1595.57" and num2 = "198.43", the result will correctly be 6783.86 instead of a concatenated string such as "1595.572989.862198.43".