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need expression to link text layer for chart
hello, i just made a chart in ae, using a progress bar linked to a number slider.i’m pretty new to expressions, so my question is: instead of keyframing the slider, to raise the number from 0 to a specific number, is it possible to use a text layer where i can write the number i want to end? i don’ know if it make sense, so i’ll try to explain again:
keyframe slider from 0 to 75 (representing percentage)
while the number adds up to 75, the progress bar grows, (i linked the movement of the bar to the slider with expression)if i want to modify the value from 75 to let’s say 55, i have to go to the keyframe of the slider where i have “75” and change it to 55.
i want to use a text layer, where i can simply write 55, and that will modify automatically.unfortunatelly, if i try to use it in an expression, it doesn’t get recognised as a number, being after all a character layer. do you have any idea how i can do this? or how can i somehow format the character to be recognize as a number by the expressions in the other layers?
thanks..
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Like this:
txt = thisComp.layer(“Text Layer”).text.sourceText;
parseFloat(txt)Dan
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wow, thank you very much, it really helped! thanks
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