Convert String to double in Java

Question

How can I convert a String such as \"12.34\" to a double in Java?

Answer 1

Citing the quote from Robertiano above again - because this is by far the most versatile and localization adaptive version. It deserves a full post!

Another option:

DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat(); 
DecimalFormatSymbols sfs = new DecimalFormatSymbols();
sfs.setDecimalSeparator(','); 
df.setDecimalFormatSymbols(sfs);
double d = df.parse(number).doubleValue();