Convert Java String to Long example

/*
  Convert Java String to Long example
  This example shows how we can convert String object to Long object.
*/
 
public class StringToLongExample {
 
  public static void main(String[] args) {
 
    //We can convert String to Long using following ways.
    //1. Construct Long using constructor.
    Long lObj1 = new Long("100");
    System.out.println(lObj1);
 
    //2. Use valueOf method of Long class. This method is static.
    String str = "100";
    Long lObj2 = Long.valueOf(str);
    System.out.println(lObj2);
 
    //Please note that both method can throw a NumberFormatException if
    //string can not be parsed.
 
  }
}
 
/*
Output of the program would be :
100
100
*/