Double d = Double.valueOf(stringRepresentationOfDouble);
or
Double d = new Double(stringRepresentationOfDouble);
(remeber to catch NumberFormatException)
dvae.
P.S. Please refer to documentation (trying to be polite but RTFM :).
Kirstin Battershill wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> another basic question
>
> I am taking a set double value from doGet (0.5 to be precise)
>
> and want to pass it into a double variable in doPost and then pass the
> double value into a database field which is double as well.
>
> My problem is, this is the first time I have used a double and I have
> no idea about the request.getParameter bit.
>
> with integers you obviously use Integer.parseInt(STRING), but I have
> tried similar combinations using doubleValue and valueOf and also
> tried declaring a new Double object and parsing that.
>
> But to no avail.
>
> Help
>
> Thanks
>
> Kirstin
>
>
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