Convert a String to an int, returning zero if the conversion fails. : String Parser « Data Type « Java






Convert a String to an int, returning zero if the conversion fails.

    
   
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/**
 * 
 *
 * @author John Keyes (john at integralsource.com)
 * @version $Revision: 680644 $, $Date: 2008-07-29 01:13:48 -0700 (Tue, 29 Jul 2008) $
 */
public class Main {


  //--------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  /**
   * <p>Convert a <code>String</code> to an <code>int</code>, returning
   * <code>zero</code> if the conversion fails.</p>
   * 
   * @param str  the string to convert
   * @return the int represented by the string, or <code>zero</code> if
   *  conversion fails
   */
  public static int stringToInt(String str) {
      return stringToInt(str, 0);
  }

  /**
   * <p>Convert a <code>String</code> to an <code>int</code>, returning a
   * default value if the conversion fails.</p>
   * 
   * @param str  the string to convert
   * @param defaultValue  the default value
   * @return the int represented by the string, or the default if conversion fails
   */
  public static int stringToInt(String str, int defaultValue) {
      try {
          return Integer.parseInt(str);
      } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
          return defaultValue;
      }
  }

}

   
    
    
    
  








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