Slider countdown expression but add "%"?

[tmouffe2]

Hello AE Community!

Is there a way to add a character - specifically "%" - to the text in a countdown expression?

Right now I have the expression:

Math.round(thisComp.layer("Values").effect("Value_1")("Slider"))

and it is working just fine for displaying the number related to the slider.  I would like to add a "%" on the end, so that when it changes from 100 to 99, and then from 10 to 9, the tracking stays consistent between the numbers, so I don't end up with "9  %"

I have thought of some work-arounds, but I was hoping there was some simple language to put into the expression to add the "%" mark.

Thanks!

[Dan Ebberts]

Let's start simple. Does this not work for you?

Math.round(thisComp.layer("Values").effect("Value_1")("Slider"))+"%"

Dan

[tmouffe2]

Thanks for replying, Dan.

I tried that, and a few variations, but it kept turning my number into “NaN” whenever “%” was in my expression.

[Dan Ebberts]

Did you apply the expression to a numeric property (like a slider control)? You would need to apply it to a text layer.

Dan

[tmouffe2]

Yes, it is on a text layer.

if ‘+ “%”’ should work, then perhaps something else in my composition is causing the problem.

[Mathias Moehl]

make sure the +"%" operation is applied after all mathematical operations (like rounding) you do with the number. Does the NaN only occur with the "+"%" or also if you remove this part from the expression?

Maybe you best post the entire expression you use.