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Number (function)
number function, number
Availability
Flash Player 4.
Usage
Number(expression)
Parameters
expression An expression to convert to a number.
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Function; converts the parameter expression to a number and returns a value as follows:
If expression is a number, the return value is expression.
If expression is a Boolean value, the return value is 1 if expression is true, 0 if expression is false.
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 expressionx is undefined, the return value is 0.
This function is used to convert Flash 4 files containing deprecated operators that are imported into the Flash 5 authoring environment. See the & operator for more information.
See also
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