Casting strings

[Yasmeen G]

I'm a beginner and I need help!
I would like to change a string into an integer. I've tried
int number = (int) j;//j is the string here.
I've tried other things and they don't work either. Surfing the web hasn't been helping me either.
Hope someone can help!
thanks.

[Richard Mack]

In Java, Strings are object references. It is illegal to cast/convert an object reference (J) to a primative (number).
What are you trying to accomplish this for?

[Siobhan Murphy]

Try the following:
String j = "2024";
int i = Integer.parseInt(j);

[Yasmeen G]

Thanks for the help! It worked. I was just constructing a simple program.