User Guide

Global Functions 73
See also
Key, _xmouse (MovieClip._xmouse property), _ymouse (MovieClip._ymouse
property)
, on handler
ord function
ord(character) : Number
Deprecated since Flash Player 5. This function was deprecated in favor of the methods and
properties of the String class.
Converts characters to ASCII code numbers.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Lite 1.0
Parameters
character:String - The character to convert to an ASCII code number.
Returns
Number - The ASCII code number of the specified character.
See also
String, charCodeAt (String.charCodeAt method)
parseFloat function
parseFloat(string:String) : Number
Converts a string to a floating-point number. The function reads, or parses, and returns the
numbers in a string until it reaches a character that is not a part of the initial number. If the
string does not begin with a number that can be parsed,
parseFloat() returns NaN. White
space preceding valid integers is ignored, as are trailing nonnumeric characters.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Lite 2.0
Parameters
string:String - The string to read and convert to a floating-point number.
Returns
Number - A number or NaN (not a number).