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get 1st float ( or int ) from given string

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it parses given string and returns 1st number it encounters ( it will replace comas with dots so floats formatted as 12,345 could be 12.345 ( some countries use that ) )

then u can parse returned value as a number / float / int - do what You need with it ;-)

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  1. (/[\d.]+/).exec((__PROVIDE_STRING_TO_PARSE__).replace(",", "."))
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  3. // if u want it to make even more dumb-proof ( like multiple dots/comas "within" the number ) use this:
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  5. (/[\d]+.?[\d]+/).exec((__PROVIDE_STRING_TO_PARSE__).replace(",", "."))

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