function roman_to_Int(str1) { if(str1 == null) return -1; var num = char_to_int(str1.charAt(0)); var pre, curr; for(var i = 1; i < str1.length; i++){ curr = char_to_int(str1.charAt(i)); pre = char_to_int(str1.charAt(i-1)); if(curr <= pre){ num += curr; } else { num = num - pre*2 + curr; } } return num; } function char_to_int(c){ switch (c){ case 'I': return 1; case 'V': return 5; case 'X': return 10; case 'L': return 50; case 'C': return 100; case 'D': return 500; case 'M': return 1000; default: return -1; } } console.log(roman_to_Int('XXVI')); console.log(roman_to_Int('CI'));