Parse string to float - Java Language Basics

Description

Parse string to float
Demo Code

public class ValueOfDemo {
    public static void main(String[] args) {

        // this program requires two 
        // arguments on the command line 
        if (args.length == 2) {
            // convert strings to numbers
            float a = (Float.valueOf(args[0])).floatValue();
            float b = (Float.valueOf(args[1])).floatValue();

            // do some arithmetic
            System.out.println("a + b = " + (a + b));
            System.out.println("a - b = " + (a - b));
            System.out.println("a * b = " + (a * b));
            System.out.println("a / b = " + (a / b));
            System.out.println("a % b = " + (a % b));
        } else {//from  w  ww .ja va 2 s .  co  m
            System.out.println("This program "
                    + "requires two command-line arguments.");
        }
    }
}

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Parse string to float - Java Language Basics

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