Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; public class Main { public static final int convertValueToInt(CharSequence charSeq, int defaultValue) { if (null == charSeq) { return defaultValue; } String nm = charSeq.toString(); int sign = 1; int index = 0; int len = nm.length(); int base = 10; if ('-' == nm.charAt(0)) { sign = -1; index++; } if ('0' == nm.charAt(index)) { // Quick check for a zero by itself if (index == len - 1) { return 0; } char c = nm.charAt(index + 1); if ('x' == c || 'X' == c) { index += 2; base = 16; } else { index++; base = 8; } } else if ('#' == nm.charAt(index)) { index++; base = 16; } return Integer.parseInt(nm.substring(index), base) * sign; } }