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

DataType.setAsString()

Availability

Flash Player 6 (6.0.79.0).

Edition

Flash MX Professional 2004.

Usage

dataTypeObject.setAsString(newStringValue)

Parameters

newStringValue A string.

Returns

Nothing.

Description

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

Example

The following example sets the variable stringVal to the string "The new value". It then sets the value of field to the string.

var stringVal: String = "The new value";
field.setAsString (stringVal);

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