[Help] Reading number values

[Osteel]

Hello everyone, forgive me for writing another thread, but as Im new to xml I have a quick question

I have an xml file that contains a score <score1>100</score1> and all I want to do is compare it to a number that the user inputs into the input text box

Im not asking how to go about loading the xml and all that jazz, I simply want to compare the two in an 'if statment"

Here is what I had :

currentScore = input.text;
...
...
if (currentScore>highscore[0]) {
display.text = "You are in FIRST place";
} else if (currentScore>highscore[1] && currentScore<highscore[0]) {
display.text = "You are in SECOND place";
} else if (currentScore>highscore[2] && currentScore<highscore[1]) {
display.text = "You are in THIRD place";
} else {
display.text = "You did NOT make the list";
}


The highscore array contains the top three xml nodes each containing a different number value

But for some odd reason the two wont be compared and it always jumps to the final 'else' statment. I think this is because the input box is using Integer values whereas the xml file is using String

Can someone please help me out, it would be greatly appreciated

[dawsonk]

Where ever you are reading in the highscore elements from the XML file, change the node to a 'string' and then change it to a 'number'.

  highscore[i]  = Number(String(scoreElement[i].firstChild));

And now this should work.

	if (currentScore>highscore[0]) {
		//display.text = "You are in FIRST place";
		trace("You are in FIRST place");
	} else if (currentScore>highscore[1]) {
		//display.text = "You are in SECOND place";
		trace("You are in SECOND place");
	} else if (currentScore>highscore[2]) {
		//display.text = "You are in THIRD place";
		trace("You are in THIRD place");
	} else {
		//display.text = "You did NOT make the list";
		trace("You did NOT make the list");
	}

[Osteel]

Great it works !

Many thanks, on your reply

Haha, now I know where to come with my (and yes there will be more) xml questions


Well actually just too clarify, when Im putting a number back into the xml, do I have to convert it to a string?

For example, when I tried:
highscore[0].nodeValue = currentScore;

It kept the same nodeValue as it was previoius that line of code