How to convert a currency string to a double with jQuery or Javascript?

Question

I have a text box that will have a currency string in it that I then need to convert that string to a double to perform some operations on it.

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Answer 1

jQuery.preferCulture("en-IN");
var price = jQuery.format(39.00, "c");

output is: Rs. 39.00

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