Converting a string containing only numerical data : Number parse « Data Type « Flash / Flex / ActionScript






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Converting a string containing only numerical data

 

package{
  import flash.display.Sprite;
  
  public class Main extends Sprite{
    public function Main(){


         var shoeSize:String = "12";
         var iq:Number = Number(shoeSize);

         trace(iq);
    }
  }
}








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2.Parse number values from strings with bases other than 10 using the parseInt() function.
3.If you omit the second parameter, ActionScript attempts to parse the number value using the most appropriate base.
4.Trying to cast any other value will result in a nasty NaN (Not a Number) value being assigned instead:
5.Adding strings and numbers: the compiler will convert the numbers to strings rather than the other way around.