Convert String to Int in C#

Hi,
I am new to Unity. I am working in Android program. I need to convert String to Int.

Is there any way to convert String to Int.

Eg:
String tempString = "4";

This tempString i need to convert to Int.

Thanks
Varadharaj.

 

int.Parse, or TryParse.

--Eric

 

int.Parse(tempString);

There is also int.TryParse which I usually use, you can lookup it's usage on google.

 

Hi,
I am working on android application. I need difference between "Screen.width" and "Screen.currentResolution.width".

Thanks,
Varadharaj.

 

Code (csharp):

1. // declare a string variable with a value that represents a valid integer
2. string sillyMeme = "9001";
3.  
4. int memeValue;
5. // attempt to parse the value using the TryParse functionality of the integer type
6. int.TryParse(sillyMeme, out memeValue);
7.  
8. Debug.Log(memeValue);//9001

 

I know this post has been answered already, but for those who are looking for benchmarks, he benchmarks several different ways to convert a string to an int:

http://blogs.davelozinski.com/curiousconsultant/csharp-net-fastest-way-to-convert-a-string-to-an-int

What's interesting is the fastest way isn't using any of the native C# methods Convert.ToInt32(), int.TryParse(), or int.Parse().

Definitely worth a read for those that are curious.

 

The C# language has a Convert class that allows you to convert a String to an Integer.

int value = Convert.ToInt32(no);

More info....http://net-informations.com/q/faq/stringtoint.html

richard

 

int myConvertedInt = int.Parse(<yourstringhere>,System.Globalization.NumberStyles.Integer)

 

Just adding another piece to the mix... I found a great method in this thread, in the answer by drudiverse. Here is the code for a very fast conversion from string to int. I added my own overload for char to int as well:

Code (CSharp):

1. // Benchmark:
2. // int.Parse("400")     123.07 ns
3. // IntParseFast("400")    2.87 ns
4.  
5.      public static int IntParseFast(string value)
6.      {
7.      int result = 0;
8.      for (int i = 0; i < value.Length; i++)
9.      {
10.          char letter = value[i];
11.          result = 10 * result + (letter - 48);
12.      }
13.      return result;
14.      }
15.  
16.    public static int IntParseFast(char value)
17.      {
18.          int result = 0;
19.          result = 10 * result + (value - 48);
20.          return result;
21.      }

 

that second method is pretty useless, just evaluates to 'value - 48' every time.

 

It is a shortcut to converting char to int. You could do that in the code, but if you use it more than once you'd better have it in a method, which is my case.

 

No - his point is that result is initialized to 0. 10 * 0 is always 0 so result is always value - 48

 

Um.. That's the point? Value is an argument, so it will always purposely evaluate to value - 48.

The Char '1' = 49
The Number 1 = 1
49 - 48 = 1

The Char '2' = 50
The Number 2 = 2
50 - 48 = 2

And so on.

Passing the value '1' as a char will give you 1 back as an int fast.


However, won't it work without multiplication?

1. public static int IntParseFast(char value)
2. {
3. int result = 0;
4. result = result + (value - 48);
5. return result;
6. }

 

Just have a single line:
return value - 48

 

Indeed. If we're talking about micro-optimizations (and we are) then there's no reason to do the other stuff.

 

using version 5.4.1f1 of unity.

here is a piece of my code:

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. using UnityEngine;
3. using UnityEngine.EventSystems;
4. using System;
5. using System.Linq;
6. using System.Collections;
7. using System.Collections.Generic;
8. using UnityEngine.UI;
9. ...
10.   private int enteredValueCommodityAmount;
11. ...
12.   private int setCommodityAmountInt()
13. {
14. enteredValueCommodityAmount=int.Parse("123456789");
15.  
16. Debug.Log(enteredValueCommodityAmount.GetType());
17. Debug.Log(enteredValueCommodityAmount);
18.  
19. return enteredValueCommodityAmount;
20. }
21.  

this is the error i am receiving:
FormatException: Input string was not in the correct format

I have tried:
Int32.Parse, system.Int32 and many more that I have found in examples of and in the MSDN documentation and all lead back to the same error.

FormatException: Input string was not in the correct format

int.TryParse throws this error:
error CS1501: No overload for method `TryParse' takes `1' arguments


I was calling my string from a variable, but recently i just tried using a string, like the one above. All to the same effect...

any ideas?
What am i missing?

 

The necroing in this thread is off the walls.

Also please use code tags.

 

I'm responding to this thread so I can find it again in 2020 and bring it back.

 

thanks for the link, i checked here:
Wikipedia
couldn't remember the tags for newline or code. So it is nice that you provided an answer for the format issue.

But why the trolling on the question, did I not present the question well?
I didn't see the need to create a new thread for the same problem, maybe others might find this problem in a similar situation.

i am missing the "out parameter" in the second error, and this seems to be where the problem lies for TryParse, but for the others above Int32.parse etc i am confused why my string is not valid, i was hoping to get some positive feedback

But really, Bravo on stating the obvious and only offering advice on the formatting. Thanks so much.

 

The threads original question was about how to convert strings to integers. You actually have a new problem as your integer string is not being parsed which warrants a new thread.

However, with that being said... I don't see any reason for your string to fail the parse. There is a possibility that your NumberStyles are messed up. Is the TryParse method working for you?

 

In general we prefer new threads. The engine changes enough that reviving a six year old thread often brings up incorrect information.

The only reasons I can see for Int.Parse to fail in this manner is if you aren't passing in an int. Are you sure there are no random hidden characters? Also check your number fits inside the Int bounds.

 

Hey jimroberts,
Thank you for the clarification. On line 14 of the code I posted, I thought that was what i was trying to do.

Code (csharp):

1. enteredValueCommodityAmount=int.Parse("123456789");

This is me trying to convert a string, "123456789" to an int, 123456789.

this link:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/f02979c7(v=vs.110).aspx

shows that TryParse requires two arguments, string and "out int result"

but i am confused how this is supposed to work because,
TryParse has a return value:

Return Value
Type: System.Boolean
true if s was converted successfully; otherwise, false.

TryParse returns a Bool. Not an Int.

this link:
http://net-informations.com/q/faq/stringtoint.html

shows that TryParse has an "out" argument, i have never seen this.

I am guessing that this would be more correct:

Code (csharp):

1. private bool validationBool
2. ...
3. validationBool=int.TryParse("123456789",out enteredValueCommodityAmount);
4.  

So this out is going to assign the int value to this "out" argument?

Is that how TryParse casts a string to an int?

 

The point of TryParse is that it tells you if it worked or not (returns bool) and it modifies the int parameter to contain the parsed value. If there's any possibility that the input could consist of non-numeric characters, no matter how remote, you need to do error checking such as using TryParse.

--Eric

 

The normal way to use TryParse is something like this

Code (CSharp):

1. int result;
2. string input;
3. if (int.TryParse(input, out result)){
4.     // Do something with the result
5. } else {
6.     Debug.Log ("Not a valid int");
7. }

 

You're missing a closing bracket on line 3.

 

Thanks for the catch. Fixed.

I haven't been able to find a browser for the phone that does decent syntax checking.

 

Thank you everyone for the help,
Eric5h5, I am working to grab input from an Input Field set to Content Type > Integer Number. So it seems that TryParse in grabbing data that has already been verified would be redundant?
Self admittedly not a professional programmer. The TryParse taking an argument then assigning this "out" argument instead and not returning it, but returning a bool, is new to me and was confusing. But i think i got it now.

 

Probably, but unless speed is super-critical, it doesn't hurt to check anyway.

--Eric

 

It's a common pattern. Physics.Raycast uses it. Dictionaries have TryGet, which is convenient for the same reason.

In C# 7, it'll be possible to declare the out variable inline:

Code (csharp):

1. if (int.TryParse(input, out int result)){
2.     Debug.Log("found an int: " + result);
3. }

Which looks very nice.

 

Thank you, everybody! Here is to learning new stuff... .

 

Thankyou for that code excerpt, it's been a life-saver!!! I had no idea how to do what I needed until I saw your code. I've just used it in a small project and it works.

Thanks a bunch .

 

You can use any of the following
Using the convert class like:

Code (CSharp):

1. Convert.ToInt16(tempString );
2. Convert.ToInt32(tempString );
3. Convert.ToInt64(tempString );

or you can use
Parse or TryParse functions for converting your input string to int. Read more

 

I was trying to convert a string with latter to int and I changed @berzerk 's code and changed it so that I can remove any latter and just allow numbers. Here is the code so for your use.

Code (CSharp):

1.  public static int IntParseFast(string value)
2.     {
3.         int result = 0;
4.         string numbers = "1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0";
5.         string[] l = numbers.Split(',');
6.         for (int i = 0; i < value.Length; i++)
7.         {
8.             for (int j = 0; j < l.Length; j++)
9.             {
10.                 char letter = value[i];
11.                 //Debug.Log(string.Equals(letter, l[j]) + " " + letter + l[j].ToString());
12.                 if (string.Equals(letter.ToString(), l[j]))
13.                 {
14.                     result = 10 * result + int.Parse(l[j]);
15.                     Debug.Log(result);
16.                 }
17.             }
18.            
19.         }
20.         return result;
21.     }

 

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I think one of the reasons I dislike necro posts is that I get notifications for arguments I had when I was still in college.

 

9 year necro. I think that's a record.

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