in java if you have a float you want in a int you can type cast it
(int)float

is there a way to change a string from an input text box in flash from a
string to an int?

right now when i say
box1 = 12;
box2 = 15;
box1 + box2;

it outputs 1215

Number();
parseInt();
parseFloat();

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If you have that you will NOT get 1215, you get 27

But if you have

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THEN you will get 1215

in which case instead use

Number(box1) + Number(box2)
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All the best,
Jeckyl