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decimal places in numeric variable
Hi there,
I have an interaction with a number of numeric entry fields, and the default for the fields seem to be whole numbers. I have buttons that increment the values of the fields by +/- 0.25. ...
Hi William.
When ive had to do this sort of thing in the past, the Storyline number variable automatically defaults to two decimal places, so I use that instead of a numeric data entry text field.
Then simply use your buttons and a "Adjust Variable" trigger, to set the variable value correctly.
I don't know what I'm missing. I add a numeric variable, and if I set the default value to "0.00", the variable stubbornly reverts to "0". The other interactions work as expected: the increase and decrease value by 0.25 correctly sets the decimal place, but when the number gets to a whole number, there are no decimal places.
Hi William,
Storyline does not display trailing zeros. You can work around this with a bit of JavaScript (see attached). This involves sending the numeric value to JavaScript, having JavaScript round the value to two decimal places, convert it to a text value with the trailing zero (or zeroes), and then having JavaScript assign that to a text variable in Storyline. (Note: the custom text variable must already be created in Storyline before executing the JavaScript.)
