Why does parseInt("09") return 0 but parseInt("07") return 7?
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  <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
  <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/850341/workarounds-for-javascript-parseint-octal-bug">Workarounds for JavaScript parseInt octal bug</a>  </p>
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<p>This is related to a question someone else is working on and part of the problem came down to this. Why does </p>

<pre><code>parseInt("09") 
</code></pre>

<p>return <code>0</code> but </p>

<pre><code>parseInt("07") 
</code></pre>

<p>return <code>7</code>?</p>
