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Number()
Availability
Flash Player 4; behavior changed in Flash Player 7.
Usage
Number(expression) : Number
Parameters
An expression to convert to a number.
expression
Returns
A number or
NaN
Description
Function; converts the parameter
following list:
•
If
expression
•
If
expression
is .
false
•
If
expression
with an optional trailing exponent (that is, 1.57505e-3).
•
If
expression
•
If
expression
Example
In the following example, a text field is created on the Stage at runtime:
this.createTextField("counter_txt", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 0, 0, 100,
22);
counter_txt.autoSize = true;
counter_txt.text = 0;
function incrementInterval():Void {
var counter:Number = counter_txt.text;
// Without the Number() function, Flash would concatenate the value instead
// of adding values. You could also use "counter_txt.text++;"
counter_txt.text = Number(counter)+1;
}
var intervalID:Number = setInterval(incrementInterval, 1000);
See also
, Number class
NaN
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(not a number).
expression
is a number, the return value is
is a Boolean value, the return value is 1 if
is a string, the function attempts to parse
is , the return value is
NaN
is , the return value is
undefined
to a number and returns a value as described in the
.
expression
expression
expression
.
NaN
.
NaN
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is , 0 if
true expression
as a decimal number