sizeToBytes.js

A simple function that returns the number of bytes in a human readable size.

sizeToBytes.js by [Anton Samper Rivaya] (http://aeser.co.uk) is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution 3.0] (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) Unported License, Copyright 2012.

Contributions from [Willie Oliveira] (https://github.com/willieoliveira) and [Erik Corry] (https://github.com/erikcorry)

###Syntax:

sizeToBytes(int, string);

###Arguments:

• int Numeric value for size.
• string Format of numeric value - Allowed formats: KB, MB, GB, TB, PB, EB, ZB, YB

###Returns:

• int The arguments as an integer.
• NaN The format of the number is not recognised.

###Example:

sizeToBytes(1, 'KB'); //1024
sizeToBytes(1, 'MB'); //1048576
sizeToBytes(1, 'TB'); //1099511627776