public static void main(String[] args) { double amount=0.0; try { amount = Double.parseDouble(txtMonth.getText()); } catch (Exception e) { System.err.println("ups, this was not castable to double"); amount=-10.0; } System.out.println("Here is the double: "+ amount); }
Double Amount = Double.valueOf(txtMonth.getText());
double Amount = Double.parseDouble(txtMonth.getText());