JS字符串转换成数字

<INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="" id="a" value="123">
<INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="" id="b" value="123">
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!--
function ab(){
var a = document.getElementById("a").value;
var b = document.getElementById("b").value;

alert(parseInt(a)+parseInt(b));
}
ab();
//-->
</SCRIPT>