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// Number.toString() returns the number value as a string
// Because trace() won't tell us whether the value is a string or number
// we will also use typeof() to test whether toString() works.
var myNumber:Number = 5;
trace(typeof (myNumber)); // output: number
trace(myNumber.toString()); // output: 5
trace(typeof (myNumber.toString())); // output: string
The following example shows how to override
toString()
in a custom class. First create a
text file named
Vehicle.as
that contains only the Vehicle class definition and place it into your
Classes folder inside your Configuration folder.
// contents of Vehicle.as
class Vehicle {
var numDoors:Number;
var color:String;
function Vehicle(param_numDoors:Number, param_color:String) {
this.numDoors = param_numDoors;
this.color = param_color;
}
function toString():String {
var doors:String = "door";
if (this.numDoors > 1) {
doors += "s";
}
return ("A vehicle that is " + this.color + " and has " + this.nu
" " + doors);
}
}
// code to place into a FLA file
var myVehicle:Vehicle = new Vehicle(2, "red");
trace(myVehicle.toString());
// output: A vehicle that is red and has 2 doors
// for comparison purposes, this is a call to valueOf()
// there is no primitive value of myVehicle, so the object is returned
// giving the same output as toString().
trace(myVehicle.valueOf());
// output: A vehicle that is red and has 2 doors
unwatch (Object.unwatch method)
public unwatch(name:String) : Boolean
Removes a watchpoint that
Object.watch()
created. This method returns a value of
true
if
the watchpoint is successfully removed,
false
otherwise.
Availability:
ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 6
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