Text field datatype

I am trying to capture a number from a text field and then
perform a calculation on it. It is for navigation so a person can
type in what screen they want to go to. However, it always looks at
the value as a string and I need it to be a number to do the
calculation. Can I change the datatype of the textfield or a
variable?

Yes, this is known as "casting" and can be done because of
the close relationship between this format: "123" and 123. This
does not affect the text field as it does not convert the origional
value, it only looks at the value in the string as if it were a
number, or in this case an integer. As you know only a positive
integer should be entered by the user, it would be better to use:
jumpVar = 10 * uint(jump_txt.text);
as this would change "-123" to simply 123.

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import javax.swing.JPanel;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
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