How do I work around JavaScript's parseInt octal behavior?

Question

Try executing the following in JavaScript:

parseInt(\'01\'); //equals 1
parseInt(\'02\'); //equals 2
parseInt(\'03\'); //equals 3
parseInt(\'04\'); //equals          


        

Answer 1

Would it be very naughty to replace parseInt with a version that assumes decimal if it has no second parameter? (note - not tested)

parseIntImpl = parseInt
parseInt = function(str, base){return parseIntImpl(str, base ? base : 10)}