how do you get the integer value of a field?
<p>I had to use this to get the integer value of a field:</p>

<pre><code>var local = {};
local.result = $('#myID').val();
local.result = parseInt(0 + local.result);
return local.result;
</code></pre>

<p>Q: Is there a best practice instead, like some sort of jQuery method that returns a value or the number 0 if it's not a value?</p>

<p>I gotta have more jQuery!</p>
