---
id: 587d7b7e367417b2b2512b23
title: Use the parseInt Function
challengeType: 1
videoUrl: ''
localeTitle: ''
---

## Description
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## Instructions
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## Tests
<section id='tests'>

```yml
tests:
  - text: ''
    testString: 'assert(/parseInt/g.test(code), "<code>convertToInteger</code> should use the <code>parseInt()</code> function");'
  - text: ''
    testString: 'assert(typeof(convertToInteger("56")) === "number", "<code>convertToInteger("56")</code> should return a number");'
  - text: ''
    testString: 'assert(convertToInteger("56") === 56, "<code>convertToInteger("56")</code> should return 56");'
  - text: ''
    testString: 'assert(convertToInteger("77") === 77, "<code>convertToInteger("77")</code> should return 77");'
  - text: ''
    testString: 'assert.isNaN(convertToInteger("JamesBond"), "<code>convertToInteger("JamesBond")</code> should return NaN");'

```

</section>

## Challenge Seed
<section id='challengeSeed'>

<div id='js-seed'>

```js
function convertToInteger(str) {

}

convertToInteger("56");

```

</div>



</section>

## Solution
<section id='solution'>

```js
// solution required
```
</section>