convert string chars to int

[Patrick Mallahan]

i have a string of startDate = "2005/05/01" how would I take the 01 from the string and make it an int. I know Convert.ToInt works ............ I think.

[Jeff Grant]

int temp = Integer.valueOf(startDate.substring(8,9));

[Manuel Moons]

There are actually a lot of ways to parse out those numeric values.

An easy way is to get the value using the substring(int startpos,int endpos) method and then use Integer.parseInt(String value) method upon it. Be aware that a RuntimeException (NumberFormatException) is thrown by the parseInt method. If you do not catch it, it will throw an exception if the String does not hold a valid numeric value.

[Edwin Keeton]

You can convert a String to an int like this:

int index = 0; //replace with the index in the parent string where the substring begins
 
int i = Integer.valueOf(startDate.substring(index)).intValue();

[pendse anagha]

To add to it - ensure that you trim the string prior to making a call to "Integer.parseInt"

Thanks ,
-anagha