String to Int

[Dan]

Kind of a newbie question, but I need to be able to convert a string to
an integer in C#, similar to VB's Val(). Anybody know how to do this?
I've tried C-style casting (obviously to no avail).

[John J. Hughes II]

int newValue = int.Parse("123");

Regards,
John

[Richard Blewett [DevelopMentor]]

int.Parse("42");

You have to think about "what would provide the functionality?" to know where to look as there are no global functions. So what would know what an int is meant to look like as a string? An int! :-)

Regards

Richard Blewett - DevelopMentor

http://staff.develop.com/richardb/weblog

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Kind of a newbie question, but I need to be able to convert a string to
an integer in C#, similar to VB's Val(). Anybody know how to do this?
I've tried C-style casting (obviously to no avail).

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[Randy]

Yes Dan...try...
myint = Convert.ToInt16(mystring);

"Dan" <an**@anon.com> wrote in message
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Kind of a newbie question, but I need to be able to convert a string to an
integer in C#, similar to VB's Val(). Anybody know how to do this? I've
tried C-style casting (obviously to no avail).

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Dan <an**@anon.com> wrote:

Kind of a newbie question, but I need to be able to convert a string to
an integer in C#, similar to VB's Val(). Anybody know how to do this?
I've tried C-style casting (obviously to no avail).

Use int.Parse(string) or Convert.ToInt32(string). Various overloads
allow you some different options.

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[Tom Clement]

If you would like to determine whether the string can be parsed into an int,
take a look at the double.TryParse() method. Otherwise, if your string is
input by the user, you'll want to surround it with a try/catch block.
Tom Clement
Apptero, Inc.
"Dan" <an**@anon.com> wrote in message
news:nr********************@comcast.com...

Kind of a newbie question, but I need to be able to convert a string to an
integer in C#, similar to VB's Val(). Anybody know how to do this? I've
tried C-style casting (obviously to no avail).