parseFloat(str.replace(',','.').replace(' ',''))
function realParseFloat(s)
{
s = s.replace(/[^d,.-]/g, ''); // strip everything except numbers, dots, commas and negative sign
if (navigator.language.substring(0, 2) !== "de" && /^-?(?:d+|d{1,3}(?:,d{3})+)(?:.d+)?$/.test(s)) // if not in German locale and matches #,###.######
{
s = s.replace(/,/g, ''); // strip out commas
return parseFloat(s); // convert to number
}
else if (/^-?(?:d+|d{1,3}(?:.d{3})+)(?:,d+)?$/.test(s)) // either in German locale or not match #,###.###### and now matches #.###,########
{
s = s.replace(/./g, ''); // strip out dots
s = s.replace(/,/g, '.'); // replace comma with dot
return parseFloat(s);
}
else // try #,###.###### anyway
{
s = s.replace(/,/g, ''); // strip out commas
return parseFloat(s); // convert to number
}
}