# How to simplify this code?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-simplify-this-code/13795
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [February 18, 2003, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-simplify-this-code/13795 "2003-02-18T06:43:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@thybalt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thybalt)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2003, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-simplify-this-code/13795/1 "2003-02-18T06:43:20Z")
hi guys whats the correct way to simplify this into 1 line?
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## \_root.tutorial-=1; \_root.tutorial+=“t”;
basically i have this variable called tutorial which is a int.
lets say \_root.tutorial=4;
I want it to decrease by 1 and then concat a letter ‘t’ to it, thus changing it into a string.
The above code works but when i change it to:
* * *
## \_root.tutorial-=1+“t”;
i get some funny value.
btw just to be sure, flash automatically converts between data types right? if not, how do i convert ints to strs and vice versa?
Int.parseInt(variable); ???
Int.(variable); ???
I need answers!
Thank you=)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2003, 8:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-simplify-this-code/13795/2 "2003-02-18T08:59:50Z")
i’d try: eval(\_root.tut -=1) add “t”;
untested though…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2003, 10:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-simplify-this-code/13795/3 "2003-02-18T10:36:53Z")
thanks man i’ll try it later:eye:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2003, 10:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-simplify-this-code/13795/4 "2003-02-18T10:49:44Z")
you can certainly do it in one line but not with a -= or a += operator and not without reusing the variable name
\_root.tutorial = \_root.tutorial - 1 + “t”;
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2003, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-simplify-this-code/13795/5 "2003-02-18T12:54:40Z")
thanks everyone 😏
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2003, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-simplify-this-code/13795/6 "2003-02-18T16:01:25Z")
hey thybalt i was checking out yer liquid design and was wondering what font do u use for your text?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2003, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-simplify-this-code/13795/7 "2003-02-19T00:48:21Z")
It’s hooch and you can d/l it here
[http://www.flashkit.com/fonts/H/hooge-hoogeAut-1200/index.php](http://www.flashkit.com/fonts/H/hooge-hoogeAut-1200/index.php)
cheers :goatee: