How can I convert String to Int?

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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?

34 Answers

Try this:

int x = Int32.Parse(TextBoxD1.Text);

or better yet:

int x = 0;

Int32.TryParse(TextBoxD1.Text, out x);

Also, since Int32.TryParse returns a bool you can use its return value to make decisions about the results of the parsing attempt:

int x = 0;

if (Int32.TryParse(TextBoxD1.Text, out x))
{
    // you know that the parsing attempt
    // was successful
}

If you are curious, the difference between Parse and TryParse is best summed up like this:

The TryParse method is like the Parse method, except the TryParse method does not throw an exception if the conversion fails. It eliminates the need to use exception handling to test for a FormatException in the event that s is invalid and cannot be successfully parsed. - MSDN

Convert.ToInt32( TextBoxD1.Text );

Use this if you feel confident that the contents of the text box is a valid int. A safer option is

int val = 0;
Int32.TryParse( TextBoxD1.Text, out val );

This will provide you with some default value you can use. Int32.TryParse also returns a Boolean value indicating whether it was able to parse or not, so you can even use it as the condition of an if statement.

if( Int32.TryParse( TextBoxD1.Text, out val ){
  DoSomething(..);
} else {
  HandleBadInput(..);
}
int.TryParse()

It won't throw if the text is not numeric.

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.

You need to parse the string, and you also need to ensure that it is truly in the format of an integer.

The easiest way is this:

int parsedInt = 0;
if (int.TryParse(TextBoxD1.Text, out parsedInt))
{
   // Code for if the string was valid
}
else
{
   // Code for if the string was invalid
}
int x = 0;
int.TryParse(TextBoxD1.Text, out x);

The TryParse statement returns a boolean representing whether the parse has succeeded or not. If it succeeded, the parsed value is stored into the second parameter.

See Int32.TryParse Method (String, Int32) for more detailed information.

As explained in the TryParse documentation, TryParse() returns a Boolean which indicates that a valid number was found:

bool success = Int32.TryParse(TextBoxD1.Text, out val);

if (success)
{
    // Put val in database
}
else
{
    // Handle the case that the string doesn't contain a valid number
}

You can convert string to int many different type methods in C#

First one is mostly use :

string test = "123";
int x = Convert.ToInt16(test);

if int value is higher you should use int32 type.

Second one:

int x = int.Parse(text);

if you want to error check, you can use TryParse method. In below I add nullable type;

int i=0;
Int32.TryParse(text, out i) ? i : (int?)null);

Enjoy your codes....

You can convert a string to int in C# using:

Functions of convert class i.e. Convert.ToInt16(), Convert.ToInt32(), Convert.ToInt64() or by using Parse and TryParse Functions. Examples are given here.

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);

In C# v.7 you could use an inline out parameter, without an additional variable declaration:

int.TryParse(TextBoxD1.Text, out int x);

All the above answers are good but for information, we can use int.TryParse which is safe to convert string to int, for example

// TryParse returns true if the conversion succeeded
// and stores the result in j.
int j;
if (Int32.TryParse("-105", out j))
   Console.WriteLine(j);
else
   Console.WriteLine("String could not be parsed.");
// Output: -105

TryParse never throws an exception—even on invalid input and null. It is overall preferable to int.Parse in most program contexts.

Source: How to convert string to int in C#? (With Difference between Int.Parse and Int.TryParse)

In case you know the string is an integer do:

int value = int.Parse(TextBoxD1.Text);

In case you don't know the string is an integer do it safely with TryParse.

In C# 7.0 you can use inline variable declaration.

  • If parse successes - value = its parsed value.
  • If parse fails - value = 0.

Code:

if (int.TryParse(TextBoxD1.Text, out int value))
{
    // Parse succeed
}

Drawback:

You cannot differentiate between a 0 value and a non parsed value.

Here is the version of doing it via an Extension Method that has an option to set the default value as well, if the converting fails. In fact, this is what I used to convert a string input to any convertible type:

using System;
using System.ComponentModel;

public static class StringExtensions
{
    public static TOutput AsOrDefault<TOutput>(this string input, TOutput defaultValue = default)
        where TOutput : IConvertible
    {
        TOutput output = defaultValue;

        try
        {
            var converter = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(typeof(TOutput));
            if (converter != null)
            {
                output = (TOutput)converter.ConvertFromString(input);
            }
        }
        catch { }

        return output;
    }
}

For my usage, I limited the output to be one of the convertible types: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.iconvertible?view=net-5.0. I don't need crazy logics to convert a string to a class, for example.

To use it to convert a string to int:

using FluentAssertions;
using Xunit;

[Theory]
[InlineData("0", 0)]
[InlineData("1", 1)]
[InlineData("123", 123)]
[InlineData("-123", -123)]
public void ValidStringWithNoDefaultValue_ReturnsExpectedResult(string input, int expectedResult)
{
    var result = input.AsOrDefault<int>();

    result.Should().Be(expectedResult);
}

[Theory]
[InlineData("0", 999, 0)]
[InlineData("1", 999, 1)]
[InlineData("123", 999, 123)]
[InlineData("-123", -999, -123)]
public void ValidStringWithDefaultValue_ReturnsExpectedResult(string input, int defaultValue, int expectedResult)
{
    var result = input.AsOrDefault(defaultValue);

    result.Should().Be(expectedResult);
}

[Theory]
[InlineData("")]
[InlineData(" ")]
[InlineData("abc")]
public void InvalidStringWithNoDefaultValue_ReturnsIntegerDefault(string input)
{
    var result = input.AsOrDefault<int>();

    result.Should().Be(default(int));
}

[Theory]
[InlineData("", 0)]
[InlineData(" ", 1)]
[InlineData("abc", 234)]
public void InvalidStringWithDefaultValue_ReturnsDefaultValue(string input, int defaultValue)
{
    var result = input.AsOrDefault(defaultValue);

    result.Should().Be(defaultValue);
}

METHOD 1

int  TheAnswer1 = 0;
bool Success = Int32.TryParse("42", out TheAnswer1);
if (!Success) {
    Console.WriteLine("String not Convertable to an Integer");
}

METHOD 2

int TheAnswer2 = 0;
try {
    TheAnswer2 = Int32.Parse("42");
}
catch {
    Console.WriteLine("String not Convertable to an Integer");
}

METHOD 3

int TheAnswer3 = 0;
try {
    TheAnswer3 = Int32.Parse("42");
}
catch (FormatException) {
    Console.WriteLine("String not in the correct format for an Integer");
}
catch (ArgumentNullException) {
    Console.WriteLine("String is null");
}
catch (OverflowException) {
    Console.WriteLine("String represents a number less than"
                      + "MinValue or greater than MaxValue");
}

While I agree on using the TryParse method, a lot of people dislike the use of out parameter (myself included). With tuple support having been added to C#, an alternative is to create an extension method that will limit the number of times you use out to a single instance:

public static class StringExtensions
{
    public static (int result, bool canParse) TryParse(this string s)
    {
        int res;
        var valid = int.TryParse(s, out res);
        return (result: res, canParse: valid);
    }
}

(Source: C# how to convert a string to int)

using System;
class HelloWorld {
static void Main()
{
 int experience = 0;
 Console.WriteLine("How many years of experience do you have?");
 var years = Console.ReadLine();
 Int32.TryParse(years, out experience);
 if (experience == 0)
     Console.WriteLine("Inexperienced");
else if (experience == 1)
     Console.WriteLine("Junior");
else if (experience == 2)
     Console.WriteLine("Intermediate");
else if (experience == 3)
     Console.WriteLine("Advanced");
else
     Console.WriteLine("Senior");
   }
}

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.");
        }
    }
}
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