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#2 2011-12-27 23:18:23
Re: Help With Squeak Smalltalk
If your argument is a number, then you can just make the variable that you are using into a string.
Example:(t1 is a number)
Code:
t2 _ t1 asstring.
At least I think that's what it is.......
Last edited by GP1 (2011-12-27 23:19:56)
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#4 2011-12-28 12:14:04
Re: Help With Squeak Smalltalk
It's actually:
Code:
t2 _ t1 asString.
I believe you need the capital letter. (not asstring, asString)
To convert a string to a number:
Code:
t2 _ t1 asNumber
That will generate an error if the string has letters. To make it report 0 instead of error, use:
Code:
t2 _ t1 asNumberNoError.
Last edited by Greenatic (2011-12-28 12:14:25)
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#5 2011-12-28 12:19:41
Re: Help With Squeak Smalltalk
asNumberNoError is implemented in Boolean as well, so you can convert Booleans to numbers.
asString (by default) returns printString, a method which gives a representation of the object as a string. In other cases, you might want to use storeString, which gives a string that can later be used to reconstruct the object (it's valid Squeak code).
If you have a very large object, or want a shorter string, you can use printStringLimitedTo:, which acts like printString but cuts off the string at the given length.
Last edited by nXIII (2011-12-28 12:19:58)
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