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lukeyb YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 5	converting a string into a float? Jan 28th, 2009, 12:24pm   does anyone know how to convert a string variable into a float. my programme creates a string to read text files but i want to use that data from the string into a float so that i can use it on screen

eskimoblood Senior Member Offline Posts: 341	Re: converting a string into a float? Reply #1 - Jan 28th, 2009, 1:19pm   Code: float f = Float.valueOf(str).floatValue();
	Andreas Köberle {eskimoblood}

PhiLho  YaBB Moderator Offline Posts: 4190 Near Paris (France)	Re: converting a string into a float? Reply #2 - Jan 28th, 2009, 2:49pm   Or just: float f = Float.parseFloat(str); Note it can throw a NumberFormatException if the string isn't a real float (pun intended...). A simpler, more Processing way is to just use float()!

Tsukune YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 1	Re: converting a string into a float? Reply #3 - Feb 9th, 2009, 12:18pm   Or float f = new Float(str); In an external editor (like Eclipse), we cannot use float(str)... (as it causes Syntax error)

PhiLho  YaBB Moderator Offline Posts: 4190 Near Paris (France)	Re: converting a string into a float? Reply #4 - Feb 9th, 2009, 1:33pm   Ah, yes, because it is a Java keyword. I think it is a trick of the pre-processor. That said, I would still use my static function, avoiding creating an object just to convert it back to the primitive type.