Convert string to float?

Question

Just as title says. I don\'t believe it is possible to do this but if it is let me know.

This is needed for a bukkit (minecraft server) plugin I\'m writing. I want

Answer 1

Use Float.valueOf(String) to do the conversion.

The difference between valueOf() and parseFloat() is only the return. Use the former if you want a Float (object) and the latter if you want the float number.