Javascript string/integer comparisons

Question

I store some parameters client-side in HTML and then need to compare them as integers. Unfortunately I have come across a serious bug that I cannot explain. The bug seems to

Answer 1

The answer is simple. Just divide string by 1. Examples:

"2" > "10"   - true

but

"2"/1 > "10"/1 - false

Also you can check if string value really is number:

!isNaN("1"/1) - true (number)
!isNaN("1a"/1) - false (string)
!isNaN("01"/1) - true (number)
!isNaN(" 1"/1) - true (number)
!isNaN(" 1abc"/1) - false (string)

But

!isNaN(""/1) - true (but string)

Solution

number !== "" && !isNaN(number/1)

Answer 2

Comparing Numbers to String Equivalents Without Using parseInt

console.log(Number('2') > Number('10'));
console.log( ('2'/1) > ('10'/1) );

var item = { id: 998 }, id = '998';
var isEqual = (item.id.toString() === id.toString());
isEqual;