MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004 - ACTIONSCRIPT - Page 570

570 Chapter 12: ActionScript Dictionary
Method summary for the Number class
Property summary for the Number class
Constructor for the Number class
Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
new Number(value)
Parameters
value
The numeric value of the Number object being created, or a value to be converted to
a number.
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Constructor; creates a new Number object. You must use the Number constructor when using
Number.toString() and Number.valueOf(). You do not use a constructor when using the
properties of a Number object. The new Number constructor is primarily used as a placeholder. A
Number object is not the same as the
Number() function that converts a parameter to a
primitive value.
Example
The following code constructs new Number objects.
n1 = new Number(3.4);
n2 = new Number(-10);
See also
Number()
Method Description
Number.toString()
Returns the string representation of a Number object.
Number.valueOf()
Returns the primitive value of a Number object.
Property Description
Number.MAX_VALUE
Constant representing the largest representable number (double-
precision IEEE-754). This number is approximately 1.79E+308.
Number.MIN_VALUE
Constant representing the smallest representable number (double-
precision IEEE-754). This number is approximately 5e-324.
Number.NaN
Constant representing the value for Not a Number (NaN).
Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY
Constant representing the value for negative infinity.
Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY
Constant representing the value for positive infinity. This value is the
same as the global variable
Infinity.