alice-teacher Number Variables - Integer Only?

[Don Slater]

The simple answer is to use the "int 'a' as string" tile under Worlds: Functions: Advance Math tab.

I have attached three screen shots for a more complete answer.

1) Create a 3D text object (in my example I named this object "score"

2) Create a Number variable (in my  example I named this variable "number"; I really have the creative juices flowing this morning ;-) )

3) "Step1.png" shows that I am using the " 'what' as a string " tile under Worlds: Functions: String tab as the argument to the " set text to " tile of the 3D object "score" property
	- I select the Number variable "world.number" as the 'what'.

4) "Step2.png" shows that I am using the "int 'a' as string" tile under Worlds: Functions: Advance Math tab to replace 'world.number'  in the " set text to " tile of the 3D object "scores"property
	- Again, I select the Number variable "world.number" as the 'a'.

5) "Step3.png" shows the world after I run this small fragment.

I hope that this helps.

Please let me know if you have any other questions.

All the best,
Don Slater

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On Apr 8, 2011, at 1:29 AM, Michael Bauer wrote:

> Is there a way to specify that number variables store integers rather than real numbers.  If you are using the textbook by Wanda, Steve & Randy, I am looking at the timer example in chapter ten.  I want the time to display an integer, rather than a real number (eg., 10 instead of 10.0).  I can get the text to display an integer initially with no problem.  When the loop starts iterating and the variable gets incremented/decremented, then the passing the variable to the "set text to" method causes it to display a real number where I'd rather just see an integer. 
>  
> If you think of a scorekeeper rather than a timer, a game would increment a score everytime something is successful.  I'd like the score to display without the decimal place.
> Thanks for your help!
> Mike Bauer.
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