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Integer.parseInt() vs String concatenation

 
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what is the difference between converting an primitive data type integer to a string object?
int i=10;
String s1=Integer.parseInt(i) and
String s2=i+" ";
 
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parseInt doesn't have a version that accepts an int.
 
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Thanks Keith!
Please see my posting on Exception
 
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Notice that

i + "";

basically compiles to

new StringBuffer().append(i).append("").toString();

where append(i) basically leads to a call to String.valueOf(i). So I think it would make sense to simply call that method directly...
 
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Originally posted by Keith Lynn:
parseInt doesn't have a version that accepts an int.



I'm sure they meant Integer.toString(i). As Ilja hinted at the first doesn't require constructing an entire StringBuilder and going through a lot of extra work to do the same thing.
 
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Originally posted by Ilja Preuss:
Notice that

i + "";

basically compiles to

new StringBuffer().append(i).append("").toString();

where append(i) basically leads to a call to String.valueOf(i). So I think it would make sense to simply call that method directly...



Most 1.5 implementations use StringBuilder here. The specification leaves it open for implementations.
 
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Originally posted by Tony Morris:


Most 1.5 implementations use StringBuilder here. The specification leaves it open for implementations.



Ah, true, thanks. I often forget about that. :roll:

It's still basically the same argument, though...
 
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