<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="absolute">

<mx:Script>

  <![CDATA[

   public function showInput():void

   {

   

    var myInt:int = parseInt(input.text);

    var myFloat:Number = parseFloat(input.text);

    var myNumber:Number = new Number(input.text);

   

    // use the toString() method to convert from a number to a string

    mx.controls.Alert.show("Integer: " + myInt.toString() +

            "; Float: " + myFloat.toString() +

            "; Number: " + myNumber.toString());

   

   }

  ]]>

</mx:Script>

<mx:TextInput id="input" x="10" y="10" width="78"/>

<mx:Button x="96" y="10" label="Show Number" click="showInput();"/>

</mx:Application>