FLASH® LITE™ 2.x - Adobe Help and Support

■ 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.
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
Object function
Object( [value] ) : Object
Creates a new empty object or converts the specified number, string, or Boolean value to an
object. This command is equivalent to creating an object using the Object constructor (see
"Constructor for the Object class").
Parameters
value:Object [optional] - A number, string, or Boolean value.
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