Missing conversion functionality

[stpatrickjr]

It seems that Microsoft always leaves out a peice of functionality that logically belongs somewhere. (I am new to this language.

In the integer object there are many methods that are always needed, such as hashing, typeing, and converting into a string

In the string object there are many methods that are always needed, such as hashing and typing. However, there is no function to convert the string into an integer object. To be orthogonal, shouldn't there be this conversion function since there is one in the integer object and it is one of the most often used functions on a string

How do you convert a string into an integer

[AirPete]

You can convert an int to a string with this:
int myint = int.Parse("12345");

- Pete
"stpatrickjr" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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It seems that Microsoft always leaves out a peice of functionality that logically belongs somewhere. (I am new to this language.)
In the integer object there are many methods that are always needed, such as hashing, typeing, and converting into a string.
In the string object there are many methods that are always needed, such as hashing and typing. However, there is no function to convert the string
into an integer object. To be orthogonal, shouldn't there be this
conversion function since there is one in the integer object and it is one
of the most often used functions on a string?
How do you convert a string into an integer?

[AirPete]

Additionally, the Convert type has many static methods, which can be used
like:
int myint = Convert.ToInt32("1235");
string mystr = Convert.ToString(myint);

- Pete

"stpatrickjr" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4C**********************************@microsof t.com...

It seems that Microsoft always leaves out a peice of functionality that logically belongs somewhere. (I am new to this language.)
In the integer object there are many methods that are always needed, such as hashing, typeing, and converting into a string.
In the string object there are many methods that are always needed, such as hashing and typing. However, there is no function to convert the string
into an integer object. To be orthogonal, shouldn't there be this
conversion function since there is one in the integer object and it is one
of the most often used functions on a string?
How do you convert a string into an integer?