Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License public class Main { public static int toNumberWithDefault(String c, int def) { try { return Integer.parseInt(c); } catch (NumberFormatException e) { return def; } } public static String toNumberWithDefault(CharSequence c, String def) { return (c == null || c.length() == 0) ? def : c + ""; } }