Number to text 3

[Brian56]

Hi All,

This is probably something I have missed and is very simple. How do I convert a number to text ?

eg. textfield value is 123 and i want it to display one hundred and twenty three.

There must be a built-in function to do this but I just cannot find it.


Brian

 

[oldnewbie]

Usually it's the reverse? Textfields usually hold strings...

Regards,

 

[wangbar]

No built-in function that I can think of. You could try something with arrays:

myNumber = 123;
lastDigitArray = ['zero', 'one', 'two', 'three', 'four', 'five', 'six', 'seven', 'eight', 'nine'];
remainder = myNumber%10;
lastDigit = lastDigitArray[remainder];
trace(lastDigit);

...you'll need an array for the tens, twenties etc and a bit of logic to format things correctly (no 'twenty zero' for example)...

 

[Brian56]

Thanks Wangbar,

That looks promising and I will try to develop that idea.

I had assumed that flash would have a built in function like the excel function that does this.

I will give your idea a go and let you know how I get on.

Brian

 

[Brian56]

Thanks Wangbar, your idea is working out well. Have a star.

This is what I have so far and I can extend it further but I see another problem on the horizon. Sometimes the result will be a decimal (dollars and cents) and this method will not work.

units=["","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"];
teens=["ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"];
tens=["","","twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"];
answer = 147;
numbers = answer.toString().split("");
switch (numbers.length){
	case 1:
	asText.text = units[numbers[0]];
	break;
	case 2:
	if(numbers[0]==1)
	asText.text = teens[numbers[1]]
	else 
	asText.text = tens[numbers[0]] + " " + units[numbers[1]]
	break;
	case 3:
	asText.text = units[numbers[0]] + " hundred";
	if(numbers[1]==1)
	asText.text += " and " + teens[numbers[1]]
	else 
	asText.text += " and " + tens[numbers[1]] + " " + units[numbers[2]]
	break;
}

Do you have another bright idea to get me out of this hole?

Thanks, Brian

 

[billwatson]

you almost had it...just needs another couple of splits

units=["","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"];
teens=["ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"];
tens=["","","twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"];
answer = 904.20;
numbers = answer.toString().split(".");
result = numbers[0].split("")
switch (result.length){
	case 1:
	asText.text = units[result[0]];
	break;
	case 2:
	if(result[0]==1)
	asText.text = teens[result[1]]
	else 
	asText.text = tens[result[0]] + " " + units[result[1]]
	break;
	case 3:
	asText.text = units[result[0]] + " hundred";
	if(result[1]==1)
	asText.text += " and " + teens[result[1]]
	else 
	asText.text += " and " + tens[result[1]] + " " + units[result[2]]
	break;
}
remainder = numbers[1].split("");
if(remainder[0]==1)
	asText.text += " and " + teens[remainder[1]] + " cents";
else
	asText.text += " and " + tens[remainder[0]] + " " + units[remainder[1]] + " cents";
{/code]

 

[Brian56]

Thats it, Bill. Many thanks to both you and Wangbar for your time and expert help.

My actionscript is improving by the day but I often need you guys to point out the way. The solutions are usually obvious once pointed out.

Brian