Converting String to int


  • For conversions to primitive data types special classes are used: Double, Integer, ...
  • Converting String to int
    String string = "5";
    int ivalue = 0;
    try
    {
    	ivalue = Integer.valueOf (string).intValue();
    }
    
    catch (NumberFormatException exception)
    {
    	exception.printStackTrace();
    }
    
    System.out.println(ivalue);
    
    
  • Text must not contain any letters. "10 cm" can not be parsed, see StringTokenizer

Java Tutorial - Standard Classes Jens Trapp, 1997