How to convert String to int in Java

In this article we are going to discuss converting String to int (primitive type) and Object type (wrapper) Integer. There are many ways to do it in Java.

How to convert String to int in Java

Here is a couple of ways to convert string to int, Java lets do it using parseInt() and valueOf() methods.

1. Java string to int using Integer.parseInt(String)

   parseInt is a static method of the Integer class that returns an integer object representing the specified String parameter.

   Syntax:

   
   public static int parseInt(String str) throws NumberFormatException
   

   Or

   
   public static int parseInt(String str, int radix) throws NumberFormatException
   

   Where str is a String you need to convert and radix is a base of the parsed number

   Converting String to Integer, Java example using parseInt()

   
   public class Demo2 {
   //  convert string to int java
   
      public static void main(String args[]) {
          String str = "111";
   
          int num1 = Integer.parseInt(str);
          System.out.println("parseInt of the String = "
                  + num1);
   
          int num2 = Integer.parseInt(str, 2);//binary number
          System.out.println("parseInt of the String with radix parameter = " + num2);
      }
   }
   

   The output is:

   parseInt of the String = 111
   parseInt of the String with radix parameter =  7
   

   Here we’ve got 111 in the first variant and 7 for the second. 7 is a decimal form of binary 111.

2. Convert using Integer.valueOf(String)

   Integer.valueOf(String s) is a Java method of Integer class. It returns an Integer decimal interpretation of a String object so it is used to convert String to Integer.

   Syntax:

   
   public static Integer valueOf(String str)
   
   Example Java String to Integer using valueOf method:
   public class Demo2 {
   //  java convert string to int using valueOf()
          String myString = "578";
          int parNum = Integer.valueOf(myString);
          System.out.println("Integer from String using valueOf() = " + parNum);
         
      }
   }
   

   Output:

   Integer from String using valueOf() = 578
   

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