Ord Function; Parsefloat Function - MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-FLASH LITE 2.X ACTIONSCRIPT LANGUAGE Reference

See also
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Key _xmouse (MovieClip._xmouse property)
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ord function

ord(character) : Number
Deprecated since Flash Player 5. This function was deprecated in favor of the methods and
properties of the String class.
Converts characters to ASCII code numbers.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Lite 1.0
Parameters
- The character to convert to an ASCII code number.
character:String
Returns
- The ASCII code number of the specified character.
Number
See also
,
String charCodeAt (String.charCodeAt method)

parseFloat function

parseFloat(string:String) : Number
Converts a string to a floating-point number. The function reads, or parses, and returns the
numbers in a string until it reaches a character that is not a part of the initial number. If the
string does not begin with a number that can be parsed,
space preceding valid integers is ignored, as are trailing nonnumeric characters.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Lite 2.0
Parameters
- The string to read and convert to a floating-point number.
string:String
Returns
- A number or
Number
(not a number).
NaN
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_ymouse (MovieClip._ymouse
parseFloat()
returns . White
NaN
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