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ski_geek
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January 30, 2008
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text field datatype

  • January 30, 2008
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I am trying to capture a number from a text field and then perform a calculation on it. It is for navigation so a person can type in what screen they want to go to. However, it always looks at the value as a string and I need it to be a number to do the calculation. Can I change the datatype of the textfield or a variable?
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change data type of your string to integer, so line 2 becomes:

jumpVar = 10 * int(jump_txt.text);

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ski_geekAuthor
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January 30, 2008
Awesome, thank you to both!
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Jamesabth
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January 30, 2008
Yes, this is known as "casting" and can be done because of the close relationship between this format: "123" and 123. This does not affect the text field as it does not convert the origional value, it only looks at the value in the string as if it were a number, or in this case an integer. As you know only a positive integer should be entered by the user, it would be better to use:

jumpVar = 10 * uint(jump_txt.text);

as this would change "-123" to simply 123.
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Anonymous
Correct answer
January 30, 2008
change data type of your string to integer, so line 2 becomes:

jumpVar = 10 * int(jump_txt.text);
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