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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Parsing Integers

Braedon Angel
Braedon Angel
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Posted by Braedon Angel
Braedon Angel
7,688 Points

what am i doing wrong?

i've watched the video 20 times and still cant figure this out!!! Please Help

ParsingInts.java 
String answerToLife = "answerToLife";

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,172 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,172 Points

You won't need to change anything on the line they give you to start with. The instructions say to "*Create a new int variable…", so you will do this on the next line. It will be an int instead of a String, and they tell you it should be "named answer".

Finally, they tell you to "Store the integer version of answerToLife in it", so you will convert the string created on the first line into a number, which can be done with the Integer.parseInt method.

There's an example of this being done for someone's age in this part of the Parsing Integers video.