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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Parsing Integers

Posted by kevinlibertino
kevinlibertino
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How do I Create a new int variable that is named answer. Store the integer version of answerToLife in it?

I'm not too sure how to store the integer version in my int variable.

ParsingInts.java 
int answer = answerToLife;
String answerToLife = "42";

1 Answer

Ken Alger
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Ken Alger
Treehouse Teacher
Ken Alger
Ken Alger
Treehouse Teacher

Kevin;

At the moment your code will cause some errors as you are attempting to assign a String value to an int type, and defining your String value after the assignment. You might try something along the lines of:

String answerToLife = "42";
int answer = Integer.parseInt(answerToLife);

Hopefully that is what you are attempting to do.

Happy coding,

Ken