split not working

Question

How do i split decimal numbers? The variable bidnumber is 10.70.

var bidnumber = $(this).parent(\'div\').siblings(\'.advert-details         


        

Answer 1

• The attribute value is already a string, so you don't have to convert it to a string.
• The split method doesn't put the array back in the variable.
• The substr method doesn't put the new string back in the variable.

So:

bidnumber = bidnumber.split('.');
var first = bidnumber[0];
var second = bidnumber[1];
second = second.substr(0, 1);
var finalnumber = first + '.' + second;

Or just:

bidnumber = bidnumber.split('.');
bidnumber[1] = bidnumber[1].substr(0, 1);
var finalnumber = bidnumber.join('.');

Consider also to parse the string to a number and round it:

var finalnumber = Math.round(parseFloat(bidnumber) * 10) / 10;