Output 0# instead of just # in Flash CS4 AS3

Question

Hi,
I was wondering if there is any way to get an number output always in a two digit number, for example time:
What my code does right now:
0:1
0:2
0:3
0:4
0:8
0:9
0:10
0:11
What I want my code to do:
0:01
0:02
0:03
0:04
0:08
0:09
0:10
0:11
Thank you for any help and tips!

Answer 1

First you have to determine if the number is less than 10, and if so, add a zero before it when you cast it as a String.
Take this number for example:
var myNumber:Number = 5;
First, you need to determine if the number is below 10
if (myNumber < 10)
And if so, you will have to cast your number from a number to a String with a zero in front.
var myString:String = "0" + String(myNumber);
I did this just last week to make an MP3 Player.
Here are two functions I used to convert the number (in this case, the milliseconds being played) into a time format:
function showTime(e:Number):String
    //e is in milliseconds
    var time:int = Math.round(e/1000); // time is now in seconds
    var hours:int = Math.floor(time/3600);
    var minutes:int = Math.floor((time - (hours * 3600))/60);
    var seconds:int = Math.floor(time - (hours*3600) - (minutes*60));
    var hoursText:String = convertToString(hours); // function - see below
    var minutesText:String = convertToString(minutes);
    var secondsText:String = convertToString(seconds);
    var showTime:String;
    if (hoursText == "00")
        showTime = minutesText + ":" + secondsText;
    else
        showTime = hoursText + ":" + minutesText + ":" + secondsText;
    return showTime;
    }showTime
function convertToString(e:int):String
    var returnString:String;
    if (e == 0)
        returnString = "00";
    else if (e < 10)
        returnString = "0" + String(e);
    else
        returnString = String(e);
    return returnString;
}//convertToString