plus (addition)

SWiSH Player Support
SWF4 or later - Supported Internally

Syntax
expression1 plus expression2

Arguments
expression : A number or a variable that evaluates to a number.

Returns
Floating-point result of expression1 plus expression2.

Description
If both expressions are integers, the sum is an integer. If either or both expressions are floating-point numbers, the sum is a floating-point number

Sample
This statement below adds the integers 2 and 3 and displays the resulting integer, 5, in the 'Debug' window:
trace ( 2  plus  3 );

This statement below adds the floating-point numbers 2.5 and 3.25 and displays the result, 5.75, a floating-point number, in the 'Debug' window:
trace ( 2 . 5  plus  3 . 25 );

This statement will add the sum of both variables as numbers:
onLoad()  {
     num1 = "10";
     num2 = "9.55";
     trace(num1 plus num2);
}

// The output in the Debug window will be 19.55