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Javascript conversion to Integer using bitwise OR with zero
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conversion_to_int_using_bitwise_or.js
/* Bitwise operators convert their operands to integers and give integer results.
* This means that a bitwise OR with zero, an otherwise useless operation, converts a value to an integer.
* Credits: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asm.js#Examples
*/
var notANumber = "5";
var aNumber = notANumber|0;
console.log(typeof aNumber);
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