You put in a variable that is of type string. That is, if you have a string which you think has an integer in it, such as "24 dogs", but I believe, from later posts, that you're looking for a double, so I'll await the code. Take care, Sina -----Original Message----- From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex Parks Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 8:55 AM To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: quick java question I am new to this language. What do I put in place of "aString" and how do I use the exception in my if statement? Add a throwsException to the end? Thanks. Have a great day, Alex > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Sina Bahram" <sbahram@xxxxxxxxx >To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Date sent: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:07:27 -0500 >Subject: RE: quick java question >If you're expecting an integer, then you can do >Integer.parseInt(aString) >That will throw a NumberFormatException if it isn't a number. >Take care, >Sina >-----Original Message----- >From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex Parks >Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 12:51 AM >To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: quick java question >Hi all, >Is there a quick way of determining if the user input is a number? I need it >to be a number; it throws an exception and exits the program if it isn't. >Maybe something like: >if (input!=\int >I have no idea about the syntax, but something along those lines is what I >am looking for. Thanks for any help. >Have a great day, >Alex >__________ >View the list's information and change your settings at >//www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >__________ >View the list's information and change your settings at >//www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind