Javascript: Changing type of variable?

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Published on 2010-05-16T13:25:22Z Indexed on 2010/05/16 13:30 UTC
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Is there any way to change the type of variable from string to number?

For example, I have

var str = "1";

Can I change it to

var str = 1;

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