Number parse « Data Type « Flash / Flex / ActionScript

1.	Converting to a Number with Precision: parseInt() and parseFloat().
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.	Converting a string containing only numerical data
5.	Trying to cast any other value will result in a nasty NaN (Not a Number) value being assigned instead:
6.	Adding strings and numbers: the compiler will convert the numbers to strings rather than the other way around.