How can I parse a string with a comma thousand separator to a number?

Question

I have 2,299.00 as a string and I am trying to parse it to a number. I tried using parseFloat, which results in 2. I guess the comma is the problem

Answer 1

const parseLocaleNumber = strNum => {
    const decSep = (1.1).toLocaleString().substring(1, 2);
    const formatted = strNum
        .replace(new RegExp(`([${decSep}])(?=.*\\1)`, 'g'), '')
        .replace(new RegExp(`[^0-9${decSep}]`, 'g'), '');
    return Number(formatted.replace(decSep, '.'));
};