Help: Casting String gotten from Xml to a Number Type

Hi,

you got some casing mixed up:

nod_topLeftX
Number(nod_TopLeftX);

lower "t" one time, upper the other.

Manno

kevmann16 wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a major problem, I have parsed the data from an xml doc to global vars
> in flash and need to use a few of them as numbers for things the position of
> "nodes" on the screen. However I can not cast the data stored as a var to a
> number or int value.
>
> For example in the code below when the set Node button is pressed it traces
> the "Node's" current X value, then the value in the global var gotten from the
> xml, which contains the x position of where to place the Node.
>
> Next it creates a new var of Number Type and assigns it the Number value of
> the string in global var.
>
> It then traces the new value of SNtopLeftX and sets the x pos of the Node's
> movie clip to the value of SNtopLeftX
>
> However the Node doesn't move and this is the output I get from the traces
>
> Start Node is at x = -734.5
> nod_topLeftX is 16
> TopLeftX = 16
> SN TopLeftX = NaN
>
> I do not understand why I am getting NaN when the string of nod_topLefX is 16,
> any ides?
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -----------------------------------
>
> butNodeSet.onRelease = function() {
>
> trace ("Start Node is at x = " + mcStartNode._x);
> trace ("nod_topLeftX is " + nod_topLeftX);
>
> var SNtopLeftX:Number = Number(nod_TopLeftX);
> trace ("StartNode TopLeftX = " + SNtopLeftX);
> mcStartNode._x = SNtopLeftX;
> }
>

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