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package org.apache.royale.utils
{
	/**
	 *  convert a given a value number from a range, convert to other range and return the new value
	 *  between the new range.
	 *  
	 *  @langversion 3.0
	 *  @playerversion Flash 10.2
	 *  @playerversion AIR 2.6
	 *  @productversion Royale 0.9.7
	 */
    public function transformValueFromRange(oldValue:Number, oldMin:Number, oldMax:Number, newMin:Number, newMax:Number):Number
	{
		var newValue:Number;
		var oldRange:Number = oldMax - oldMin;
		if (oldRange == 0) {
			newValue = newMin;
		} else {
			var NewRange:Number = newMax - newMin;
			newValue = (((oldValue - oldMin) * NewRange) / oldRange) + newMin
		}
		return newValue
	}
}
