I am facing a challenge where I need to convert an array of strings into an array of decimal numbers. The original array of strings is structured like this:
var array = [" 169.70", " 161.84", " 162.16", " 176.06", " 169.72", " 170.77", " 172.74", " 175.73", " 0.00", " 0.00", " 0.00", " 0.00"]
To tackle this issue, I have written a concise function that parses each element of the array as shown below:
function parseFloatArray(array) {
var parsedArray = [];
for (var i = 0; i < array.length ; i++) {
parsedArray[i] = parseFloat(array[i]);
parsedArray.push(parsedArray[i]);
console.log(parsedArray[i]);
};
return parsedArray;
}
Upon inspecting the length of the array, it appears to contain 12 elements. Similarly, individual values are logged in the for loop showing 12 separate entries. However, when checking console.log(parsedArray), an additional zero appears at the end of the array despite displaying 12 values initially:
[169.7, 161.84, 162.16, 176.06, 169.72, 170.77, 172.74, 175.73, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
I would appreciate any suggestions on how to enhance this function and insights on why the additional zero is appended even though the logs indicate only 12 elements present.