The example code I find online never appears to work for anything Java related… Its hurting me…
So…
MyString = “64.645”
I want that, as a float?
Help me with float, i’m drowning here 
Have you tried:
var myFloat:float = System.Convert.ToDouble (“123.456”);
The only downside is I’m not sure what the overhead is on a iPhone.
Microsoft’s online docs are very valuable.
Cheers.
float.Parse(string) should do the trick.
parseFloat and parseInt were the way to go