Extract a number from a string (JavaScript)

Question

I have a string in JavaScript like #box2 and I just want the 2 from it.

I tried:

var thestring = $(this).attr(\'href\');
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Answer 1

var elValue     = "-12,erer3  4,-990.234sdsd";

var isNegetive = false;
if(elValue.indexOf("-")==0) isNegetive=true;

elValue     = elValue.replace( /[^\d\.]*/g, '');
elValue     = isNaN(Number(elValue)) ? 0 : Number(elValue);

if(isNegetive) elValue = 0 - elValue;

alert(elValue); //-1234990.234