[SOLVED] operator / cannot to applied to java.lang.string,int

I have a label call scoreLabel and it shows the score the user will get. I want to convert the score to 100% so i try this

int sco = ((scoreLabel.getText()/16)*100); (16 is the total score)

But i get the error message saying operator / cannot to applied to java.lang.string,int

Can anyone help me with this?

Read the API for JLabel and you'll see that getText() returns a String. Do you seriously expect to be able to divide a String by an int?

Keep track of the score in a variable of numeric type and use that for the calculation. And be aware of integer division so you use suitable variable types.

db

Try
int sco = (Integer.valueOf(scoreLabel.getText())/16)*100;

Integer.valueOf(String)
Converts a string to a int

Thanks, i got it.