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Countdown using words and numbers
Hello
I’m trying to create a countdown that uses a mixture of numbers and words. For example, I’m starting a 300 and I want numbers from 300 down to 100. Then I want it to shift to using the numbers written out in word form. For example, ninety-nine, ninety-eight, etc. I’ve been using an expression I found here for the countdown. Here’s the expression:
clockStart = 300;
clockTime = Math.max(clockStart – (time-inPoint),0);
sec = Math.floor(clockTime);
ms = clockTime.toFixed(2).substr(-2);
secAny suggestions? I’m definitely and beginner when it comes to this.
replied 7 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 5 Replies
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5 Replies
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Try this:
clockStart = 300;
tens = ["","","twenty","thirty","forty","fifty","sixty","seventy","eighty","ninety"];
ones = ["zero","one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine"];
teens = ["ten","eleven","twelve","thirteen","fourteen","fifteen","sixteen","seventeen","eighteen","nineteen"];
clockTime = Math.max(clockStart - (time-inPoint),0);
sec = Math.floor(clockTime);
if (sec > 99){
sec;
}else if (sec > 19){
tensDigit = Math.floor(sec/10);
onesDigit = sec%10;
tens[tensDigit] + (onesDigit > 0 ? " " + ones[onesDigit] : "");
}else if (sec > 9){
teens[sec-10];
}else{
ones[sec];
}
Dan
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Awesome! That worked!
Now my question is… what do I change so that I can modify when the words start and the numbers end? For example, let’s say it should change from numbers to words at 33 seconds.
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For that case, you would change this line:
if (sec > 99){
to this:
if (sec > 33){
It gets more complicated if you want the change to happen at a number less than 20.
Dan
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Would it be easier to create a second countdown timer that starts at 20 and just uses words? or 10?
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Probably.
Dan
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