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Convert a String to a Number

 

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Convert a String to a Number

1. [ Java ] String to int


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The value "1234" is a string, you need to treat it as a number - to add 1, giving 1235.

The static method Integer.parseInt will do the trick

There is a danger that the string does not represent a valid number in which case an exception will be raised.

There are plenty of similar routines such as: Float.parseFloat Long.parseLong Double.parseDouble Boolean.parseBoolean