How can I convert String to Int?

Question

I have a TextBoxD1.Text and I want to convert it to an int to store it in a database.

How can I do this?

Answer 1

this may help you ;D

{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        float Stukprijs;
        float Aantal;
        private void label2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

        }

        private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            MessageBox.Show("In de eersre textbox staat een geldbedrag." + Environment.NewLine + "In de tweede textbox staat een aantal." + Environment.NewLine + "Bereken wat er moetworden betaald." + Environment.NewLine + "Je krijgt 15% korting over het bedrag BOVEN de 100." + Environment.NewLine + "Als de korting meer dan 10 euri is," + Environment.NewLine + "wordt de korting textbox lichtgroen");
        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            errorProvider1.Clear();
            errorProvider2.Clear();
            if (float.TryParse(textBox1.Text, out Stukprijs))
            {
                if (float.TryParse(textBox2.Text, out Aantal))
                {
                    float Totaal = Stukprijs * Aantal;
                    string Output = Totaal.ToString();
                    textBox3.Text = Output;
                    if (Totaal >= 100)
                    {
                        float korting = Totaal - 100;
                        float korting2 = korting / 100 * 15;
                        string Output2 = korting2.ToString();
                        textBox4.Text = Output2;
                        if (korting2 >= 10)
                        {
                            textBox4.BackColor = Color.LightGreen;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            textBox4.BackColor = SystemColors.Control;
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        textBox4.Text = "0";
                        textBox4.BackColor = SystemColors.Control;
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    errorProvider2.SetError(textBox2, "Aantal plz!");
                }

            }
            else
            {
                errorProvider1.SetError(textBox1, "Bedrag plz!");
                if (float.TryParse(textBox2.Text, out Aantal))
                {

                }
                else
                {
                    errorProvider2.SetError(textBox2, "Aantal plz!");
                }
            }

        }

        private void BTNwissel_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            //LL, LU, LR, LD.
            Color c = LL.BackColor;
            LL.BackColor = LU.BackColor;
            LU.BackColor = LR.BackColor;
            LR.BackColor = LD.BackColor;
            LD.BackColor = c;
        }

        private void button3_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            MessageBox.Show("zorg dat de kleuren linksom wisselen als je op de knop drukt.");
        }
    }
}

Answer 2

int myInt = int.Parse(TextBoxD1.Text)

Another way would be:

bool isConvertible = false;
int myInt = 0;

isConvertible = int.TryParse(TextBoxD1.Text, out myInt);

The difference between the two is that the first one would throw an exception if the value in your textbox can't be converted, whereas the second one would just return false.

Answer 3

You can write your own extesion method

public static class IntegerExtensions
{
    public static int ParseInt(this string value, int defaultValue = 0)
    {
        int parsedValue;
        if (int.TryParse(value, out parsedValue))
        {
            return parsedValue;
        }

        return defaultValue;
    }

    public static int? ParseNullableInt(this string value)
    {
        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(value))
        {
            return null;
        }

        return value.ParseInt();
    }
}

And wherever in code just call

int myNumber = someString.ParseInt(); // returns value or 0
int age = someString.ParseInt(18); // with default value 18
int? userId = someString.ParseNullableInt(); // returns value or null

In this concrete case

int yourValue = TextBoxD1.Text.ParseInt();

Answer 4

You also may use an extension method, so it will be more readable (although everybody is already used to the regular Parse functions).

public static class StringExtensions
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Converts a string to int.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="value">The string to convert.</param>
    /// <returns>The converted integer.</returns>
    public static int ParseToInt32(this string value)
    {
        return int.Parse(value);
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Checks whether the value is integer.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="value">The string to check.</param>
    /// <param name="result">The out int parameter.</param>
    /// <returns>true if the value is an integer; otherwise, false.</returns>
    public static bool TryParseToInt32(this string value, out int result)
    {
        return int.TryParse(value, out result);
    }
}

And then you can call it that way:

1. If you are sure that your string is an integer, like "50".

   int num = TextBoxD1.Text.ParseToInt32();
   

2. If you are not sure and want to prevent crashes.

   int num;
   if (TextBoxD1.Text.TryParseToInt32(out num))
   {
       //The parse was successful, the num has the parsed value.
   }
   

To make it more dynamic, so you can parse it also to double, float, etc., you can make a generic extension.

Answer 5

You can convert string to an integer value with the help of parse method.

Eg:

int val = Int32.parse(stringToBeParsed);
int x = Int32.parse(1234);

Answer 6

If you're looking for the long way, just create your one method:

static int convertToInt(string a)
    {
        int x = 0;

        Char[] charArray = a.ToCharArray();
        int j = charArray.Length;

        for (int i = 0; i < charArray.Length; i++)
        {
            j--;
            int s = (int)Math.Pow(10, j);

            x += ((int)Char.GetNumericValue(charArray[i]) * s);
        }
        return x;
    }