Theo: I always use one of the "wrapper" objects for basic data types (Integer, Long, Double, etc) and then use their methods prodvided to get back a basic data type (such as an int, long, double). Must remember to check for NumberFormatException in case what you get isn't a number, though. Mike N. JavaCorporate Ltd http://www.javacorporate.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, May 10, 1999 12:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: How do I manipulate input data? Hi, I apologise if the following is not a strict servlet related question. When I get user input from a form by using String income = req.getParameter("income"); how can I manipulate income as integer and apply some maths? Theo ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html
