Counter expression, split digits

[Dan Ebberts]

Assuming your digit layers are layer 1 thru 9 (with layer 1 being the left-most digit) this mod to your expression should get you close:

val = effect(”Slider Control”)(”Slider”);
numDec = 0; // digits to right of decimal
numDigit = 2; // digits to left of decimal
if (val < 0) sign = "-" else sign = ""; s = Math.abs(val).toFixed(numDec); while (s.length < numDigit + numDec + 1) s = "0" + s; s = sign + s; s.substr(index-1,1) Dan

[Trent Armstrong]

You’ll have to use a Text Layer for this. The Numbers Effect doesn’t work.

You will probably have to use a separate layer for each number, but the technique should work.

Use “String()” to change your number to a string and then you “myNumber.substring()” to pick which value you want to display for that layer.

Trent Armstrong – Creative Cow Leader
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[Trent Armstrong]

As always, Dan is very elegant with his expressions.

Trent Armstrong – Creative Cow Leader
https://www.dallasaeug.com

[Damir Gamulin]

Hello, could this be done for longer text also?
If one would animate letters of a sentence and not digits ?

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[James Armstrong]

Wow! I didn’t expect to get a response so fast! Thanks.

I tried Dan’s expression out and came very close.

The problem I had was that in figures with less digits than the number of layers, the digits are appearing in the wrong place.

for instance if the slider was ‘1065’ the text layers said ‘1065_ _ _ _ _ ‘rather than’ _ _ _ _ _ 1065′
So I just adjusted the digits to the left of the decimal place like so

val = thisComp.layer(“Number Cruncher”).effect(“LAST6 digits”)(“Slider”);
numDec = 0; // digits to right of decimal
numDigit = 8; // digits to left of decimal
if (val < 0) sign = "-" else sign = ""; s = Math.abs(val).toFixed(numDec); while (s.length < numDigit + numDec + 1) s = "0" + s; s = sign + s; s.substr(index-1,1) ...and Robert's your mother's brother! Now because the slider does not have enough digits to go up to numbers I need to show, I will create 2 pre comps controlled by 2 sliders in the main comp; one for the first 3 digits, one for the last 6. So far so good, and thanks again!

[sage paddock reid]

This is beautiful thank you! Helped me out a lot, im curious what the comma and second number does in

“(index-1,1)”

thanks!