Converting EditText to int? (Android)

Question

I am wondering how to convert an edittext input to an int, I have the user input a number, it than divides it by 8.

MainActivity.java

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Answer 1

You can use parseInt with try and catch block

try
{
    int myVal= Integer.parseInt(mTextView.getText().toString());
}
catch (NumberFormatException e)
{
    // handle the exception
    int myVal=0;
}

Or you can create your own tryParse method :

public Integer tryParse(Object obj) {
    Integer retVal;
    try {
        retVal = Integer.parseInt((String) obj);
    } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
        retVal = 0; // or null if that is your preference
    }
    return retVal;
}

and use it in your code like:

int myVal= tryParse(mTextView.getText().toString());

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Note: The following code without try/catch will throw an exception

int myVal= new Integer(mTextView.getText().toString()).intValue();

Or

int myVal= Integer.decode(mTextView.getText().toString()).intValue();