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ActionScript 2.0 Components Language Reference > Data binding classes > DataType.setAsNumber()

DataType.setAsNumber()

Availability

Flash Player 6 (6.0.79.0).

Edition

Flash MX Professional 2004.

Usage

dataTypeObject.setAsNumber(newNumberValue)

Parameters

newNumberValue A number.

Returns

Nothing.

Description

Method; sets the field to the new value, which is given as a number. The value is converted to, and stored as, the data type that is appropriate for this field.

Example

The following example sets a variable named num to the Number value of 32. It then sets the value referenced by field to num.

var num: Number = 32;
field.setAsNumber (num);

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