[c++] How do you convert a C++ string to an int?

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How do you convert a C++ string to an int?

Assume you are expecting the string to have actual numbers in it ("1", "345", "38944", for example).

Also, let's assume you don't have boost, and you really want to do it the C++ way, not the crufty old C way.

I have used something like the following in C++ code before:

#include <sstream>
int main()
{
    char* str = "1234";
    std::stringstream s_str( str );
    int i;
    s_str >> i;
}

Use the C++ streams.

std::string       plop("123");
std::stringstream str(plop);
int x;

str >> x;

/* Lets not forget to error checking */
if (!str)
{
     // The conversion failed.
     // Need to do something here.
     // Maybe throw an exception
}

PS. This basic principle is how the boost library lexical_cast<> works.

My favorite method is the boost lexical_cast<>

#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>

int x = boost::lexical_cast<int>("123");

It provides a method to convert between a string and number formats and back again. Underneath it uses a string stream so anything that can be marshaled into a stream and then un-marshaled from a stream (Take a look at the >> and << operators).

#include <sstream>

// st is input string
int result;
stringstream(st) >> result;

Use atoi

Let me add my vote for boost::lexical_cast

#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>

int val = boost::lexical_cast<int>(strval) ;

It throws bad_lexical_cast on error.

C++ FAQ Lite

[39.2] How do I convert a std::string to a number?

https://isocpp.org/wiki/faq/misc-technical-issues#convert-string-to-num

I have used something like the following in C++ code before:

#include <sstream>
int main()
{
    char* str = "1234";
    std::stringstream s_str( str );
    int i;
    s_str >> i;
}

Let me add my vote for boost::lexical_cast

#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>

int val = boost::lexical_cast<int>(strval) ;

It throws bad_lexical_cast on error.

in "stdapi.h"

StrToInt

This function tells you the result, and how many characters participated in the conversion.

Let me add my vote for boost::lexical_cast

#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>

int val = boost::lexical_cast<int>(strval) ;

It throws bad_lexical_cast on error.

#include <sstream>

// st is input string
int result;
stringstream(st) >> result;

in "stdapi.h"

StrToInt

This function tells you the result, and how many characters participated in the conversion.

Let me add my vote for boost::lexical_cast

#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>

int val = boost::lexical_cast<int>(strval) ;

It throws bad_lexical_cast on error.

Perhaps I am misunderstanding the question, by why exactly would you not want to use atoi? I see no point in reinventing the wheel.

Am I just missing the point here?

#include <sstream>

// st is input string
int result;
stringstream(st) >> result;

C++ FAQ Lite

[39.2] How do I convert a std::string to a number?

https://isocpp.org/wiki/faq/misc-technical-issues#convert-string-to-num

Perhaps I am misunderstanding the question, by why exactly would you not want to use atoi? I see no point in reinventing the wheel.

Am I just missing the point here?

I have used something like the following in C++ code before:

#include <sstream>
int main()
{
    char* str = "1234";
    std::stringstream s_str( str );
    int i;
    s_str >> i;
}

Use the C++ streams.

std::string       plop("123");
std::stringstream str(plop);
int x;

str >> x;

/* Lets not forget to error checking */
if (!str)
{
     // The conversion failed.
     // Need to do something here.
     // Maybe throw an exception
}

PS. This basic principle is how the boost library lexical_cast<> works.

My favorite method is the boost lexical_cast<>

#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>

int x = boost::lexical_cast<int>("123");

It provides a method to convert between a string and number formats and back again. Underneath it uses a string stream so anything that can be marshaled into a stream and then un-marshaled from a stream (Take a look at the >> and << operators).

I have used something like the following in C++ code before:

#include <sstream>
int main()
{
    char* str = "1234";
    std::stringstream s_str( str );
    int i;
    s_str >> i;
}

Use atoi

in "stdapi.h"

StrToInt

This function tells you the result, and how many characters participated in the conversion.

Use atoi

C++ FAQ Lite

[39.2] How do I convert a std::string to a number?

https://isocpp.org/wiki/faq/misc-technical-issues#convert-string-to-num

Use atoi

in "stdapi.h"

StrToInt

This function tells you the result, and how many characters participated in the conversion.

Perhaps I am misunderstanding the question, by why exactly would you not want to use atoi? I see no point in reinventing the wheel.

Am I just missing the point here?

Use the C++ streams.

std::string       plop("123");
std::stringstream str(plop);
int x;

str >> x;

/* Lets not forget to error checking */
if (!str)
{
     // The conversion failed.
     // Need to do something here.
     // Maybe throw an exception
}

PS. This basic principle is how the boost library lexical_cast<> works.

My favorite method is the boost lexical_cast<>

#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>

int x = boost::lexical_cast<int>("123");

It provides a method to convert between a string and number formats and back again. Underneath it uses a string stream so anything that can be marshaled into a stream and then un-marshaled from a stream (Take a look at the >> and << operators).

C++ FAQ Lite

[39.2] How do I convert a std::string to a number?

https://isocpp.org/wiki/faq/misc-technical-issues#convert-string-to-num

#include <sstream>

// st is input string
int result;
stringstream(st) >> result;

Perhaps I am misunderstanding the question, by why exactly would you not want to use atoi? I see no point in reinventing the wheel.

Am I just missing the point here?