Easy Question -String conversion to type int

Question

Greetings Java Gurus,
What is the best way to convert a String to type int?
I have looked through the JAVA API documentation and have found the following possibilites but I cannot get the JAVA syntax right :(
Java.lang.decode
public static Integer decode(String nm)
Decodes a String into an Integer.
Java.lang.valueOf
public static Integer valueOf(String s)
Returns a new Integer object initialized to the value of the specified String.
1.) If anyone has an easy way to accomplish this let me know.
2.) If anyone could give me the proper JAVA syntax for the above commands?
Any Ideas or Suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
-Chibi_neko

Answer 1

These are all methods of java.lang.Integer class.
1. public static Integer decode( String nm )int a = -1;
try {
    a = Integer.decode( "1234" );
} catch( NumberFormatException nfe ) {
    a = -1;
}2. public static int parseInt( String s )int a = -1;
try {
    a = Integer.parseInt( "1234" );
} catch( NumberFormatException nfe ) {
    a = -1;
}3. public static int valueOf( String s )Integer a = null;
try {
    a = Integer.valueOf( "1234" );
} catch( NumberFormatException nfe ) {
    a = null;
}