Function parse

Parses a string defining a number with words into its numeric value.

Throws

InvalidInputError This exception is thrown if the input is invalid.

Example

Here are some example invocations:

const ... = parse('twenty')
const ... = parse('one hundred and twenty three')
const ... = parse('one thousand, two hundred and thirty four')
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Example

Here are some example invocations that throw an exception:

parse('in 2 hours and 3 minutes ago')
parse('a month in the past')
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