The correct way to convert a String to long in Java is to use the parseLong(String x) method of the Long wrapper class. The following String to long example program converts the text String 90210 to a ...

The Desire for Switching on Strings There is no question that some fellow Java developers are excited about the ability to switch on Strings. Two recent Java.net polls demonstrated this interest ...

The Java printf function makes it easier to create informative strings of text without using String concatenation, or relying on non-standard characters that might trigger output errors. The easiest ...