parseXxx()

[Arjun Reddy]

Hi all,

double dd=3.2;

Why does this work

float ff = Float.parseFloat("3.2");

while this does not

float fff = Float.parseFloat("dd");

Thanks.

[marc weber]

In this code, dd (without quotes) is a variable that holds a value of 3.2. But "dd" (with quotes) is a String literal that has nothing to do with the variable or its value. So "dd" has no meaning as a float.

"3.2" (with quotes) is also a String literal, but it is in a format that can be parsed to a float.

[Arjun Reddy]

Thanks for replyin Marc. I get it now.

[Rob Spoor]

If you want to assign the value of variable dd to your float, just assign it (with a cast to make sure it fits):

float ff = (float)dd;