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HTML: javascript: alert(parseInt(name.value)); What is The Output When The User Enters 08 in the text field ?

  1. 8

  2. 0

  3. NaN

  4. 08
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Explanation

parseInt() without a radix interprets strings starting with 0 as octal. '08' starts with 0 but 8 is not a valid octal digit (0-7 only), so parsing stops at the invalid digit and returns 0. This is a classic JavaScript gotcha.

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