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lt(string less than) Operator (comparison); compares expression1 to
expression2 and returns true if expression1 is less than or
equal to expression2; otherwise, returns false. This action
is string specific.
The following examples illustrate true and false results for
the lt operator:
x =”Amy”;
y=”Fred”;
y lt x;
// false
x lt “Jane”;
// true
Fully supported
mbchr() String function; converts an ASCII code number to a
multibyte character.
Fully supported
mblength() String function; returns the length of the multibyte
character string.
Fully supported
mbord() String function; converts the specified character to a
multibyte number.
Fully supported
mbsubstring() String function; extracts a new multibyte character string
from a multibyte character string.
Fully supported
ne (string not-equal) Comparison operator; compares two expressions for
inequality and returns true if expression1 is not equal to
expression2; otherwise, returns false. This action is string
specific.
The following examples illustrate true and false results for
the ne operator:
x =”Amy”;
y=”Fred”;
y ne“Amy”;
// true
x ne “Amy”;
// false
Fully supported
nextFrame() Action; sends the playhead to the next frame and stops it. Fully supported
nextScene() Action; sends the playhead to frame 1 of the next scene
and stops it.
Fully supported
Number() Function; converts the argument x to a number and
returns a value as follows:
If x is a number, the return value is x.
If x is a Boolean, the return value is 1 if x is true, 0 if x is
false.
If x is a string, the function attempts to parse x as a
decimal number with an
optional trailing exponent, that is, 1.57505e-3.
If x is undefined, the return value is 0.
Not supported
Action Name Description Support