number from jTextField

[Stevoie]

Does anyone know how to get a number (int or float) from a JTextfield, when i get back a String, I have no way of converting it to a number.

Example: someone enters there age into the textfield, i need to know how to store this in a int,
Thanks in Advance
StevoIE

 

[meadandale]

Text fields store text...period!! There is no such thing as a 'number field'.

"when i get back a String, I have no way of converting it to a number"

Sure you do:

try {
int i = Integer.parseInt(textfield.getText());
} catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
// user didn't enter a valid number
}

 

[Stevoie]

I'll try that out
thanks for the help