• Adobe After Effects Expressions

  Headache with simple operation.

  Posted by Madli Man on December 29, 2012 at 6:16 pm

  Hi again,

  why 1+6 = 16? but i want it 7

  here is my code. please help me. i try search nothing close.

  thank you.

  next=thisComp.layer("Null "+(thisLayer.name.substr(7,3))).name // get name
numbre= up.slice(5)// take the number only is 1
toNull= numbre+6; // plus

  toNull =16 //arhgggghhhhhhhhh

  Madli Man replied 13 years, 4 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Dan Ebberts

  December 29, 2012 at 6:58 pm

  Try this:

  toNull= parseInt(numbre,10)+6;

  When you add strings, they get concatenated (“1” + “1” = “11”). If you convert one string to an integer and then add a number to it, you’ll get a number (1 + 1 = 2).

  Dan
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  Madli Man

  December 29, 2012 at 7:14 pm

  thank you Dan for reply,

  i will a try around.

  thank you sir

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