text attribute to integer or real attribute converter?

GamePizza

Is there a built in function to convert a text attribute to an integer or real attribute?

For instance if I have a text attribute of '127'. Can I convert this into the integer attribute 127 or real attribute 127.0?

tatiang

It's not a very useful conversion because it's limited in terms of implementation, but if you assign an integer or real attribute to a Keyboard Input behavior, it will convert it for you.

MotherHoose

the computer by definition computes number values
… and numbers are numbers no matter what type of storage for their value
… text of only numericalCharacters store as text number values

add an attribute: integer, real, index (or a table columns for integer or real)

those attributes can be changed to any textAttribute that consists only of numericalCharacters
(with/without decimals)

try this with the actor's name: 127.35
and change the integer or real attribute to the actor's name

MH

gyroscope

Hi @GamePizza

Or you can simply convert it by putting the text value into the appropriate new attribute, and this will convert it accordingly, providing it's a number. If the value in the Text attribute is text, the result will be 0.

So say you have your Text attribute, integer and real attributes. Let's make the text attribute's value 127.0 as per your example. So:

Change attribute IntAtt to TextAtt
--will make the value of IntAtt 127

Change attribute RealAtt to TextAtt
--will make the value of RealAtt 127.0

Maybe that'll be useful for you.

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MotherHoose

Hey @gyroscope … click your name
should see Edit Forum Profile next to View GS Profile
click that Edit
on the right side under your avatar
click Signature Settings

why it is so hidden? … I don't know! #-o

MH

gyroscope

@MotherHoose

Hiya MH,

why it is so hidden? … I don't know! #-o

Nor do I now!! Thanks - I was looking for it in the drop down menu when clicking my username top right... so.... why didn't I think of clicking on my actual name used in posts? ... I don't know! #-o

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