Hamid,
You cannot cast a String to a float. You need to use
the method Float.parseFloat()(String str) to convert
it.
Pradeep Shekade
--- Hamid Farooqui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I understand that what we get by
> variable = request.getParemeter("anotherVariable")
> is always a string
>
> I need to use the variable in some calculations and
> need this as a float
> But it seems casting doesnt work in servlet
>
> Anybody has any idea as to how to convert this to a
> float
>
> TIA
>
> Hamid
>
>
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