Java Float parseFloat() Method

Java parseFloat() method is the part of the Float class of the java.lang package. This method is used to parse the string value to its equivalent float value. This method returns the same value as returned by the Float class's valueOf() method.

Syntax:

public static float parseFloat(String s) throws NumberFormatException  

Parameters:

The parameter passed is the string value whose equivalent float value is to be returned.

Returns:

Returns the equivalent float value corresponding to the string value passed as a parameter.

Exception:

NullPointerException - if the passed string is null

NumberFormatException - if the passed string does not contain a parsable float.

Example 1:

Here, two strings are passed and are returned as their respective float value.

import java.lang.Float;

public class StudyTonight 
{  
    public static void main(String[] args) 
    {   
        String s1 = "23.685"; 
        String s2 = "-23.056";
        //converts the passed string into its corresponding float value
        float n1 = Float.parseFloat(s1);  
        //converts the passed string into its corresponding float value
        float n2 = Float.parseFloat(s2);  
        
        System.out.println("Equivalent Float value is : " + n1);
        System.out.println("Equivalent Float value is : " + n2);        
    }  
}  

Equivalent Float value is : 23.685
Equivalent Float value is : -23.056

Example 2:

Here is a user-defined example where anyone using this code can put a value of his choice and get the equivalent output.

import java.lang.Float;
import java.util.Scanner;

public class StudyTonight 
{  
    public static void main(String[] args) 
    {  
        try
        {
            System.out.println("Enter Value");
            Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
            String s = sc.nextLine();
            Float n = Float.parseFloat(s);  //converts the passed string as float value

            System.out.println("Equivalent Float value is : " + n);
        }
        catch(Exception e)
        {
            System.out.println("Invalid Input!!");
        }
    }  
}  

Enter Value
845
Equivalent Float value is : 845.0
************************************
Enter Value
-523
Equivalent Float value is : -523.0
*************************************
Enter Value
mohit
Invalid Input!!

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