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Lodash _.toNumber() Method

20 June 2025

Lodash is a JavaScript library that works on the top of underscore.js. Lodash helps in working with arrays, strings, objects, numbers, etc.

The _.toNumber() method is used to convert the given value to a number.

Syntax:

_.toNumber( value )

Parameters: This method accepts a single parameter as mentioned above and described below:

value: This parameter holds the value to convert.

Return Value: This method returns the converted number.

Example 1:

Javascript

// Requiring the lodash library   
const _ = require("lodash");   
      
// Use of _.toNumber() method  
console.log(_.toNumber(15.6));  
console.log(_.toNumber('15.6'));

Output:

15.6
15.6

Example 2:

Javascript

// Requiring the lodash library   
const _ = require("lodash");   
      
// Use of _.toNumber() method  
console.log(_.toNumber(Number.MIN_VALUE));  
console.log(_.toNumber(Number.MAX_VALUE));