[RESOLVED] 1067: Implicit coercion of a value of type Number to an unrelated type String.

[jillesreina]

I searched the forum for an answer to this error, but couldn't find one. I am new to AS3 and am doing exercises in a textbook for CS3. I am doing the exercise exactly as it describes in the book, but I keep getting the error, "1067: Implicit coercion of a value of type Number to an unrelated type String."

My code looks like this (and yes, the instance name for the dynamic text box matches what I have written in the code):

var myDate:Date = new Date();
myTextField_txt.text = myDate.getDate();

Seems very simple, right? All I want it to do is display the current date in this dynamic text field. This is exactly how the book tells me to write the code. I think the book may be wrong. I tried the same exercise using AS2 and it worked fine.

I e-mailed my instructor about this on Wednesday (it is for an advanced Flash course through eclasses.org) and haven't heard back yet, so it is a bit frustrating.

Thanks.

[regbolD]

myTextField_txt.text = String(myDate.getDate());

[jillesreina]

Thank you!!

[bossross]

im trying to add a score to my mix

here's my equation

var score:Number = 0;

if(bball1_mc.y >= 447.2){
bball1_mc.y = -71.8;
bball1_mc.x = randy;
score = score+10;
run = true;
}

score_txt.text = String(score());

it doesnt seem to work, some help would be nice

[Davirtuoso]

im trying to add a score to my mix

here's my equation

var score:Number = 0;

if(bball1_mc.y >= 447.2){
bball1_mc.y = -71.8;
bball1_mc.x = randy;
score = score+10;
run = true;
}

score_txt.text = String(score());

it doesnt seem to work, some help would be nice

Try this for your last line instead:

score_txt.text = String(score)

The reason for this is that the solution to the OP's problem: myTextField_txt.text = String(myDate.getDate()); - the brackets in bold are because the .getDate part of the line is referring to a function, which is typically followed by () afterwards. For your own score, it is simply a variable and not a function which does not need the additional brackets.

I understand this is probably a little late for you given the age of the post, but perhaps this may be of help to someone else who finds this post in the future