Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; public class Main { /** * Parse an long from the given string, falling back to the provided number in case of failure. * @param number String containing the long to be parsed. * @param fallback Number to return if parsing fails. * @return Either the parsed number or the fallback. */ public static long safeParseLong(String number, long fallback) { try { return Long.parseLong(number); } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) { return fallback; } } }