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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Parsing Integers

Onyekachukwu Bosah
Onyekachukwu Bosah
414 Points

Create a new int variable that is named answer. Store the integer version of answerToLife in it.

Create a new int variable that is named answer. Store the integer version of answerToLife in it.

ParsingInts.java
String answerToLife = "42";
String answerAsString = console.readLine 

1 Answer

Jacob Martin
Jacob Martin
4,182 Points
String answerToLife = "42";
int answer = Integer.parseInt(answerToLife);

You need to create an int for answer and set that equal to answerToLife. You need to use the integer.parseInt to convert the String to and Integer.