MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-ACTIONSCRIPT 2.0 LANGUAGE - Page 81

Global Functions 81
■ If expression is a string, the function attempts to parse expression as a decimal
number with an optional trailing exponent (that is, 1.57505e-3).
■ If expression is NaN, the return value is NaN.
■ If expression is undefined, the return value is as follows:
- In files published for Flash Player 6 or earlier, the result is 0.
- In files published for Flash Player 7 or later, the result is
NaN.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 4 - Behavior changed in Flash Player 7.
Parameters
expression:Object - An expression to convert to a number. Numbers or strings that begin
with 0x are interpreted as hexadecimal values. Numbers or strings that begin with 0 are
interpreted as octal values.
Returns
Number - A number or NaN (not a number).
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
NaN constant, Number, parseInt function, parseFloat function