java Integer parseInt method

The method of parseInt parses the string as a signed decimal integer.

/**
 * @author lautturi.com 
 * Java example: parse string to integer in java
 */

import java.util.*;

public class Lautturi {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		
		String str = "12345";
      	int i = Integer.parseInt(str);
      	System.out.println(i);
      	
      	String str2 = "-12345";
      	int i2 = Integer.parseInt(str2);
      	System.out.println(i2);
		
	}
}

output:

12345
-12345