Does JavaScript take local decimal separators into account?

Question

I\'ve got a web page that displays decimals in a user\'s localized format, like so:

• English: 7.75
• Dutch: 7,75

Answer 1

Expanding on the solution from @OXiGEN we can use Intl.NumberFormat.formatToParts() to extract also the currency symbol :)

function parseLocaleNumber(stringNumber, locale, currency_code) {
  let num = 123456.789,
    fmt_local = new Intl.NumberFormat(locale, {
      style: 'currency',
      currency: currency_code
    }),
    parts_local = fmt_local.formatToParts(num),
    group = '',
    decimal = '',
    currency = '';

  // separators
  parts_local.forEach(function(i) {
    //console.log(i.type + ':' + i.value);
    switch (i.type) {
      case 'group':
        group = i.value;
        break;
      case 'decimal':
        decimal = i.value;
        break;
      case 'currency':
        currency = i.value;
        break;
      default:
        break;
    }
  });

  return parseFloat(stringNumber
    .replace(new RegExp('\\' + group, 'g'), '')
    .replace(new RegExp('\\' + decimal), '.')
    .replace(new RegExp('\\' + currency, 'g'), '')
  );
}

//replace inputs with a number formatted for your locale, your locale code, your currency code
console.log(parseLocaleNumber('$987,654,321.01', 'en', 'USD'));
//output for "en" locale and "USD" code: 987654321.01