Nabin Nepal (Starx) javascript
February 28, 2013

What does =+ mean in JavaScript

Question by dk89

dk89dk89

I was wondering what the =+ operator means in JavaScript. It looks like it does assignments.

Example:

hexbin.radius = function(_) {
   if (!arguments.length)
       return r;
   r = +_;
   dx = r * 2 * Math.sin(Math.PI / 3);
   dy = r * 1.5;
   return hexbin;
};

Answer by mpm

mpmmpm
r = +_;
  • + tries to cast whatever _ is to a number.

Answer by Starx

StarxStarx

It is not an assignment operator:

  • _ is just a parameter passed to the function
  • + infront as +_ casts that variable _ to a number or integer value

DO NOT CONFUSE IT WITH += operator

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