convert string into int

[Suka Hati]

hi there!!!
i have one problem....
i have a string which actually an integer...because it was selected from a string...
eg : i buy 2 cakes
the selected substring is 2(name as select)

i need to compare it...if select is less then 0....then it will instantiate to 0....where it will the gives the output as

i buy 0 cake...

the problem is....i cant do the comparison because 2 is not an integer...its a string.....
can anybody help me solve this problem

[Mani Ram]

Convert the String to an int and do the comparision

Integer.parseInt(String s) //will return an int