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Asked: 2026-05-11T17:30:25+00:00

I just run into the weirdest thing I’ve ever encounter. Consider this test page:

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I just run into the weirdest thing I’ve ever encounter.

Consider this test page:

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
    <title></title>
    <script language=javascript>
        function test(myParameter) {
            alert(myParameter);
        }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <input type="button" value="Strange" onclick="javascript: test(044024);" />
    <input type="button" value="Ok" onclick="javascript: test('044024');" />
</body>
</html>

If I click the “strange” button, I get 18452, if I click the “ok” button I get 044024

Does anyone know what is happening and explain it to me?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Javascript is interpreting the symbol 044024 as an octal value because of the leading 0.

    044024 oct to dec is 18452

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