MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004 - ACTIONSCRIPT, Reference Manual

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570 Chapter 12: ActionScript Dictionary
Method summary for the Number class
Property summary for the Number class
Constructor for the Number class
Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
new Number( value )
Parameters
value
The numeric value of the Number object being created, or a value to be converted to
a number.
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Constructor; creates a new Number object. You must use the Number constructor when using
Number.toString()
and
Number.valueOf()
. You do not use a constructor when using the
properties of a Number object. The
new Number
constructor is primarily used as a placeholder. A
Number object is not the same as the
Number()
function that converts a parameter to a
primitive value.
Example
The following code constructs new Number objects.
n1 = new Number(3.4);
n2 = new Number(-10);
See also
Number()
Method Description
Number.toString()
Returns the string representation of a Number object.
Number.valueOf()
Returns the primitive value of a Number object.
Property Description
Number.MAX_VALUE Constant representing the largest representable number (double-
precision IEEE-754). This number is approximately 1.79E+308.
Number.MIN_VALUE Constant representing the smallest representable number (double-
precision IEEE-754). This number is approximately 5e-324.
Number.NaN
Constant representing the value for Not a Number (
NaN
).
Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY
Constant representing the value for negative infinity.
Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY
Constant representing the value for positive infinity. This value is the
same as the global variable
Infinity
.