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Java Java Objects (Retired) Meet Objects Welcome Back

aishwarya chudasma
aishwarya chudasma
399 Points
Posted by aishwarya chudasma
aishwarya chudasma
399 Points

what does Integer.parseInt("30") actually do?. When we can directly initialize the age and compare.

What does Integer.parseInt() method do?

2 Answers

Jaxon Gonzales
Jaxon Gonzales
3,562 Points
Jaxon Gonzales
Jaxon Gonzales
3,562 Points

Integer.parseInt is the way for the computer to turn a String value into an int data value.

For example:

String numberToBeParsed = ("15");
int parsedNumber = Integer.parseInt(numberToBeParsed);
console.printf("%s", parsedNumber);

This would give a result of 15.