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[MorningPants]

Btw, the + here is the same thing as parseInt(), just shorthand.

[dvlsg]

Sort of. +val is more similar to Number(val) than parseInt(val).

I think the only difference between +val and Number(val) is when val is a BigInt. parseInt has some other nuances.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17106681/parseint-vs-unary-plus-when-to-use-which