How can I prevent java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: “N/A”?

While running my code I am getting a NumberFormatException:

java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "N/A"
    at java.lang.NumberFormatException.forInputString(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.Integer.parseInt(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.Integer.valueOf(Unknown Source)
    at java.util.TreeMap.compare(Unknown Source)
    at java.util.TreeMap.put(Unknown Source)
    at java.util.TreeSet.add(Unknown Source)`

How can I prevent this exception from occurring?

Answer

"N/A" is not an integer. It must throw NumberFormatException if you try to parse it to an integer.

Check before parsing or handle Exception properly.

1. Exception Handling

   try{
       int i = Integer.parseInt(input);
   } catch(NumberFormatException ex){ // handle your exception
       ...
   }
   

or – Integer pattern matching –

String input=...;
String pattern ="-?\d+";
if(input.matches("-?\d+")){ // any positive or negetive integer or not!
 ...
}