String to Int in java - Likely bad data, need to avoid exceptions

Question

Seeing as Java doesn\'t have nullable types, nor does it have a TryParse(), how do you handle input validation without throwing an exceptions?

The usual way:

Answer 1

You could use a Integer, which can be set to null if you have a bad value. If you are using java 1.6, it will provide auto boxing/unboxing for you.