Java correct way convert/cast object to Double

Question

I try to found, but all seems vague. I need convert Object o to Double. Is correct way first convert to String? Thanks.

Answer 1

new Double(object.toString());

But it seems weird to me that you're going from an Object to a Double. You should have a better idea what class of object you're starting with before attempting a conversion. You might have a bit of a code quality problem there.

Note that this is a conversion, not casting.

Answer 2

Also worth mentioning -- if you were forced to use an older Java version prior to 1.5, and you are trying to use Collections, you won't be able to parameterize the collection with a type such as Double.

You'll have to manually "box" to the class Double when adding new items, and "unbox" to the primitive double by parsing and casting, doing something like this:

LinkedList lameOldList = new LinkedList();
lameOldList.add( new Double(1.2) );
lameOldList.add( new Double(3.4) );
lameOldList.add( new Double(5.6) );

double total = 0.0;
for (int i = 0, len = lameOldList.size(); i < len; i++) {
  total += Double.valueOf( (Double)lameOldList.get(i) );
}

The old-school list will contain only type Object and so has to be cast to Double.

Also, you won't be able to iterate through the list with an enhanced-for-loop in early Java versions -- only with a for-loop.