parseInt,parseFloat
document.write(parseInt("10") + "<br>"); => 10
document.write(parseInt("10.33") + "<br>"); => 10
document.write(parseInt("34 45 66") + "<br>"); => 34
document.write(parseInt(" 60 ") + "<br>"); => 60
document.write(parseInt("40 years") + "<br>"); => 40
document.write(parseInt("He was 40") + "<br>"); => NaN
document.write(parseFloat("10") + "<br>"); => 10
document.write(parseFloat("10.33") + "<br>"); => 10.33
document.write(parseFloat("34 45 66") + "<br>"); => 34
document.write(parseFloat(" 60 ") + "<br>"); => 60
document.write(parseFloat("40 years") + "<br>"); => 40
document.write(parseFloat("He was 40") + "<br>"); => NaN