# Zero before number

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zero-before-number/312755>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 12, 2010, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zero-before-number/312755 "2010-08-12T01:16:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![marcos\_lavorato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@marcos\_lavorato](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/marcos_lavorato)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zero-before-number/312755/1 "2010-08-12T01:16:33Z")

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Hello friends. I got a problem today. How can I set a zero (0) before a number? If I set something like the code (below), the zero number is ignored.

```auto

var hora:Number = 0;
hora = 20;
hora = 0 + hora;
trace(hora); //result: 20 - expected result: 020

```

Thanks!