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crussell3
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October 20, 2015
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Integers and decimals / Slider Control

  • October 20, 2015
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I am trying to count up from 00.0 to 27.3, using where each number is made up of 2 digits and 1 decimal place - so for the single digit numbers, there will still be a 0 ahead of it (ex: 3 would be listed at 03.0 when counting up). I found the expression to keep 1 decimal point at all time, even for integers:

effect("Slider Control")("Slider").value.toFixed(1);

But can't figure out how to have the single digit numbers have a zero in front of them. Does anyone know how to do this?

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Correct answer Dan Ebberts

This should work:

s = effect("Slider Control")("Slider").value.toFixed(0);

(s.length <  2 ? "0" : "") + s

Dan

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Mathias Moehl
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Mathias MoehlCommunity Expert
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October 20, 2015

Yes, Dan's solution should work.

Alternatively, you can use the Counter Numbers iExpression. It has both parameters to configure the number of decimal places and leading zeros:

counter_numbers_0.png‌

Mathias Möhl - Developer of tools like BeatEdit and Automation Blocks for Premiere Pro and After Effects
maxwithdax
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maxwithdaxCommunity Expert
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December 20, 2018

$100 plugin.. yeah... naw.

Mathias Moehl
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Mathias MoehlCommunity Expert
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December 20, 2018

The source text bundle that contains those counter expressions costs $44.99 and contains 22 iExpressions. This is about $2 per iExpression.

Mathias Möhl - Developer of tools like BeatEdit and Automation Blocks for Premiere Pro and After Effects
Dan Ebberts
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Dan EbbertsCommunity Expert
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October 20, 2015

This should work:

s = effect("Slider Control")("Slider").value.toFixed(1);

(s.length < 4 ? "0" : "") + s

Dan

    brandonb96942845
    brandonb96942845
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    August 18, 2019

    Apologies for coming in late to the party but I need to add a single leading zero to a counter (i.e. so it'll show "01" instead of just "1"), but without the decimal place. I have Dan's expression and it gets me the leading zero, but I can't seem to get rid of the decimal.

    Can anyone help?

    Dan Ebberts
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    Dan EbbertsCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    August 18, 2019

    This should work:

    s = effect("Slider Control")("Slider").value.toFixed(0);

    (s.length <  2 ? "0" : "") + s

    Dan

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