Parse Float From Brazilian Currency

This is a simple function to transform a string like this:

R$ 2.839.039,38

To a float number like this:

2839039.38

Or maybe (in the future) like this:

2,839,039.38

Setup

Node or Browserify

var parseFloatFromBrCurrecy = require('parse-float-from-br-currecy');

Browser (Global)

<script src="parse-float-from-br-currecy.js"></script>

Usage

var price = 'R$ 2.839.039,38';

console.log(parseFloatFromBrCurrecy(price)); // Will return: 2839039.38 
console.log(typeof parseFloatFromBrCurrecy(price)); // Will return: "number" 

License

MIT