User Guide

DataType.setAsString() 243
Example
The following example sets a variable named num to the Number value of 32. It then sets the
value referenced by
field to num.
var num: Number = 32;
field.setAsNumber (num);
DataType.setAsString()
Availability
Flash Player 6 (6.0.79.0).
Edition
Flash MX Professional 2004.
Usage
dataTypeObject.setAsString(newStringValue)
Parameters
newStringValue A string.
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Method; sets the field to the new value, which is given as a string. The value is converted to,
and stored as, the data type that is appropriate for this field.
Example
The following example sets the variable stringVal to the string "The new value". It then
sets the value of
field to the string.
var stringVal: String = "The new value";
field.setAsString (stringVal);