User Guide

Number 985
Number
Object
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+-Number
public class Number
extends Object
The Number class is a simple wrapper object for the Number data type. You can manipulate
primitive numeric values by using the methods and properties associated with the Number
class. This class is identical to the JavaScript Number class.
The properties of the Number class are static, which means you do not need an object to use
them, so you do not need to use the constructor.
The following example calls the
toString() method of the Number class, which returns the
string
1234:
var myNumber:Number = new Number(1234);
myNumber.toString();
The following example assigns the value of the MIN_VALUE property to a variable declared
without the use of the constructor:
var smallest:Number = Number.MIN_VALUE;
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 5 - (became a native object in Flash Player 6,
which improved performance significantly).
Property summary
Modifiers Property Description
static MAX_VALUE:Number The largest representable number (double-precision
IEEE-754).
static MIN_VALUE:Number The smallest representable number (double-precision
IEEE-754).
static NaN:Number The IEEE-754 value representing Not A Number
(NaN).
static NEGATIVE_INFINITY:Nu
mber
Specifies the IEEE-754 value representing negative
infinity.
static POSITIVE_INFINITY:Nu
mber
Specifies the IEEE-754 value representing positive
infinity.