short month = Short.parseShort(splitarray[2].toString()));

[AndyC]

Hello,

I am parsing a string and need to store the value as a short.

Using the following line of code:

short month = Short.parseShort(splitarray[2].toString()));

Although its returning 2 instead of 02.

How to preserve the actual value of 02?

I've reversed engineered a schema, that is not controlled by me. As a result the value will need to be stored as a short instead of string.


Thanks, AC.

[m00nchile]

Well, since 2 == 02 == 002 == 0002 I don't see where the problem is? If you just want the 02 at output you could simply do this:

Short s = someMethod(); //notice the upper case
String a = s.toString();
if(a.length() == 1)
a = "0"+a;

This will append the 0 to months 1-9 and keep months 10-12 as they are.

[AndyC]

Yeah I could do that if I could store the value as a string.

The schema requires a short value. I'm generating an XML file using CastorXML and have reversed engineered the objects based on a schema that I have no control over.

[JosAH]

Yeah I could do that if I could store the value as a string.

The schema requires a short value. I'm generating an XML file using CastorXML and have reversed engineered the objects based on a schema that I have no control over.

As m00nchile already wrote: ints don't have leading zeros. If you want to display one with those leading zeros you have to convert it to a String and prepend those leading zeros; M00nchile already gave you a solution. You don't have to store anything as a String type, you just have to convert your short to a String, fiddle a bit with it and display it.

kind regards,

Jos