Re: [Flashcoders] cast string to a boolean value
Try: var my_bool:Boolean = flashvar_bool==false?false:true; The basic problem is creating a Boolean with any string makes it true. So creating it with the string false still makes it true. On 10/28/05, Matt Ganz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi. i'm receiving FlashVars in my object and embed code and the values are either true or false. i assume they're brought into flash as strings and i need them as booleans. it is my understanding that boolean() won't do what i want because all it does is evaluate the expression inside the parantheses instead of converting the value to a boolean. i also read a very brief comment on livedocs that the appropriate way to do it is cast to a number first and then a boolean. but that doesn't make sense to me. anyone have any experience with this? thanks. -- matt. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] cast string to a boolean value
What's wrong with the following? var my_bool:Boolean=(flashvar_bool==true); Ian On 10/28/05, Steve Mathews [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try: var my_bool:Boolean = flashvar_bool==false?false:true; The basic problem is creating a Boolean with any string makes it true. So creating it with the string false still makes it true. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] cast string to a boolean value
both methods work nicely. thank you. On 10/28/05, Ian Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's wrong with the following? var my_bool:Boolean=(flashvar_bool==true); Ian On 10/28/05, Steve Mathews [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try: var my_bool:Boolean = flashvar_bool==false?false:true; The basic problem is creating a Boolean with any string makes it true. So creating it with the string false still makes it true. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] cast string to a boolean value
sorry about my previous example ;)
can't your receive 1 and 0 instead of true/false ?
this works:
var my_boolean_string:String = 1;
var my_boolean:Boolean = Boolean(Number(my_boolean_string));
if(my_boolean == true) {
trace(cool);
} else {
trace(nope);
}
Cedric
Try:
var my_bool:Boolean = flashvar_bool==false?false:true;
The basic problem is creating a Boolean with any string makes it true.
So creating it with the string false still makes it true.
On 10/28/05, Matt Ganz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
hi.
i'm receiving FlashVars in my object and embed code and the values are
either true or false. i assume they're brought into flash as
strings and i need them as booleans.
it is my understanding that boolean() won't do what i want because all
it does is evaluate the expression inside the parantheses instead of
converting the value to a boolean. i also read a very brief comment on
livedocs that the appropriate way to do it is cast to a number first
and then a boolean. but that doesn't make sense to me.
anyone have any experience with this?
thanks. -- matt.
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