Why does this return NaN?

model.qty = (parseInt(开发者_开发问答$('#amendOrderQty').val()) == NaN) ? 
  0 : 
  parseInt($('#amendOrderQty').val());

// model.qty === NaN when #amendOrderQty is left blank

I am trying to set a value of 0 when the field is left blank. Why does this not work?

You cannot use the comparison operator with NaN, it will always return false.

Use isNaN() instead

var qty = parseInt($('#amendOrderQty').val());
model.qty = isNaN(qty) ? 0 : qty;

Use "isFinite" instead.

var x = parseInt($('#amendOrderQty').val();
model.qty = isFinite(x) ? x : 0;

You cannot directly compare something to NaN because

NaN === NaN

always returns false.

In light of this, you should replace

parseInt($('#amendOrderQty').val()) == NaN

with

isNan(parseInt($('#amendOrderQty').val()))

Your code, refactored and fixed, should look something like this:

var orderQtyVal = parseInt($('#amendOrderQty').val());
model.qty = isNaN(orderQtyVal) ? 0 : orderQtyVal;