source text to slider control

[Dan Ebberts]

Something like this maybe:

txt = comp(“Text Comp”).layer(“Text Layer”).text.sourceText;
if (! isNaN(parseFloat(txt)))
parseFloat(txt)
else
value

Dan

[Milos Milunovic]

Thanks for replay. I will try it.

[Milos Milunovic]

Thanks Dan, it worked!!!
one more question:
i have a Text layer, one pre-comp and one null layer in my composition. Text layer (source text) is controling the null layer with slider control where I put your expression. On precomp I added a time remap and a expreesion:
state=thisComp.layer(“Null 72”).effect(“odelo”)(“ADBE Slider Control-0001”);
framesToTime(state);.

When I type 1 in text layer slider from null layer goes to frame number 1 of pre-comp.
Question is:
is it possible to manual control the slider? to add a Checkbox Control or something like that? basically I want to use slider control who has a expression and type a number. currently can not because of the expression.
Thanks again for help.

[Dan Ebberts]

This version will take the value of the text layer if a checkbox is on, otherwise it will take the value you enter for the slider:


if (effect("Checkbox Control")("Checkbox").value){
txt = comp("Text Comp").layer("Text Layer").text.sourceText;
if (! isNaN(parseFloat(txt)))
parseFloat(txt)
else
value
}else
value


Dan

[Milos Milunovic]

Dan, thank you a lot!!!
both expressions work.

[Brian Holzknecht]

This is awesome, I was just trying to do this the other day.

Thanks,

Brian Holzknecht

[Detlef Maerz]

Hey Guys, how this expression should be written if i use it to control the scale parameter, wich is an array?

[Dan Ebberts]

Try replacing this:

if (! isNaN(parseFloat(txt)))
parseFloat(txt)

with this:

if (! isNaN(parseFloat(txt))){
  s = parseFloat(txt);
  [s,s];
}

[Azariy Krutin]

Thank you! This worked for me