Thanks!!
It worked
Hamid
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pradeep Shekade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2000 10:55 AM
Subject: Re: Casting
> 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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