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title: Java Convert String to int - Scaler Topics
description: Learn how to convert string to int in Java using two methods, namely integer.parseInt(), integer.valueOf() methods, along with examples on scaler Topics.
author: Ayush Agarwal
category: Java
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`Integer.parseInt()` and `Integer.valueOf()` methods can be used to convert `String` to `integer` in Java. These methods are defined under the `Integer` class in **java.lang** package.

The `Integer.parseInt()` method converts `String` to `int` (primitive data type) in Java. However, the Integer.valueOf() method can be used to convert `String` to an instance of the `Integer` class in Java. Both methods throw `NumberFormatException` when the String input contains characters other than digits.


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## Convert String to int in Java: Integer.parseInt()

The [parseInt()](https://www.scaler.com/topics/parseint-in-java/) method converts a `String` to a primitive (basic) data type, i.e., `int` in Java. The `parseInt()` method is a static Integer class method.

### Signature

public static int parseInt(String input)

### Syntax

int val = Integer.parseInt("200");

### Example

//converting string to integer in java
class Example {

  public static void main(String args[]) {
    // String literal
    String str = "123";

    // Holds the integer equivalent
    int ans = Integer.parseInt(str);

    System.out.println(ans);
  }
}

**Output:**

123


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## Convert String to int in Java: Integer.valueOf()

`Integer.valueOf()` method returns the `Integer` object when a string literal is passed as an argument. It takes in the string or an integer as a first argument and converts it into an `Integer` object. This works the same as `parseInt()` and changes a string to an integer in java for the radix argument.

### Syntax:

Integer.valueOf(String s)
Integer.valueOf(String s, int radix) // radix = base of String s

### Example:

//converting string to integer in java
class Example {

  public static void main(String args[]) {
    // String literal
    String str = "789";

    // Holds the integer equivalent assuming base 10 interpretation of str
    Integer ans = Integer.valueOf(str);

    // Holds the integer equivalent assuming base 16 interpretation of str
    Integer ans16 = Integer.valueOf(str, 16);

    System.out.println(ans);
    System.out.println(ans16);
  }
}

**Output:**

789
1929


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## NumberFormatException Case

While converting string to integer in java using the above method, If the string literal provided as an argument is ill-formatted, i.e., contains characters other than numerics, `NumberFormatException` is thrown. The `Integer.parseInt()` and `Integer.valueOf()` throw NumberFormatException when the string input contains invalid characters.

### Code:

class NumberFormatExceptionExample {

  public static void main(String args[]) {
    // Contains characters that cannot be converted to integers
    String str = "abc123";

    // throws NumberFormatException
    int ans = Integer.parseInt(str);

    System.out.println(ans + "\n");
  }
}

**Output:**

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "abc123"
        at java.base/java.lang.NumberFormatException.forInputString(NumberFormatException.java:65)
        at java.base/java.lang.Integer.parseInt(Integer.java:652)
        at java.base/java.lang.Integer.parseInt(Integer.java:770)
        at Main.main(Main.java:8)

### Important Points
* The presence of leading zeroes in the string will not be counted using the `parseInt()` or the `valueOf()` method.
* The first character, ‘+’ or ‘-’, indicates the sign of the number, which is accepted by both methods of changing the String to int in Java.

**Code:**

class Example {

  public static void main(String args[]) {
    // String with leading zeroes
    String leadingZero = "00789";

    // Strings with a sign
    String signConvert = "-12";

    int ans = Integer.parseInt(leadingZero);
    int ans1 = Integer.parseInt(signConvert);

    System.out.println(ans); // outputs 789
    System.out.println(ans1); // outputs -12
  }
}

**Output:**

789
12

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## Conclusion
* `Integer.parseInt()` converts a String to an int primitive data type, while `Integer.valueOf()` converts it to an Integer object.
* Both methods throw a `NumberFormatException` if the input String is null, empty, or contains non-numeric characters.
* Overloaded versions of both methods allow specifying the radix (base) of the String representation for conversion, which is useful for parsing strings representing numbers in non-decimal bases like binary or hexadecimal.

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