Comments on: Cast to int issue

Comments on: Cast to int issue http://www.flexer.info/2008/01/11/cast-to-int-issue/ flex developers web corner Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:53:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Glen http://www.flexer.info/2008/01/11/cast-to-int-issue/#comment-219 Glen Mon, 19 May 2008 19:14:07 +0000 http://www.flexer.info/2008/01/11/cast-to-int-issue/#comment-219 I had a similar problem with XML data loaded in and numbers vs strings: var splashString:String = xml.year.value as String; Is null / empty. is okay because it contains non-integer characters. Fix: var splashString:String = xml.year.value.toString(); //grr I had a similar problem with XML data loaded in and numbers vs strings:

var splashString:String = xml.year.value as String;

Is null / empty.
is okay because it contains non-integer characters.

Fix:
var splashString:String = xml.year.value.toString(); //grr

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