How to convert a String to long in Java
We can convert a String to a primitive long using the Long.parseLong method or to a wrapped Long class using the Long.valueOf. When both methods receive an invalid number as argument, a java.lang.NumberFormatException will be thrown.
Convert a String to long using Long.parseLong
The Long.parseLong method is used to convert a String to primitive long.
String number = "1234";
long convertedNumber = Long.parseLong(number);
System.out.println("Convert String to long: " + convertedNumber);
String negativeNumber = "-1234";
long convertedNegativeNumber = Long.parseLong(negativeNumber);
System.out.println("Convert negative String to long: " + convertedNegativeNumber);The previous will generate the following output.
Convert String to long: 1234
Convert negative String to long: -1234Convert a String to Long using Long.valueOf
The Long.valueOf method is used to convert a String to a wrappedLong.
String number = "1234";
Long convertedNumber = Long.valueOf(number);
System.out.println("Convert String to Long: " + convertedNumber);
String negativeNumber = "-1234";
Long convertedNegativeNumber = Long.valueOf(negativeNumber);
System.out.println("Convert negative String to Long: " + convertedNegativeNumber);The previous will generate the following output.
Convert String to Long: 1234
Convert negative String to Long: -1234throws java.lang.NumberFormatException
If the String passed in is not a valid Long, an java.lang.NumberFormatException is thrown. In this example "-abc" is not a valid number for type Long.
String invalidNumber = "-abc";
long invalidConvertedNumber = Long.parseLong(invalidNumber);The java.lang.NumberFormatException thrown.
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "-abc"
at java.lang.NumberFormatException.forInputString(NumberFormatException.java:65)
at java.lang.Long.parseLong(Long.java:589)
at java.lang.Long.parseLong(Long.java:631)
at com.memorynotfound.ParseLongExample.main(ParseLongExample.java:16)References
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