How to Convert String into Integer in Golang?

Last updated on December 7, 2022

In golang, we can convert a string value into an integer. To do that we will need to import a few packages listed below.

fmt
reflect
strconv

Fmt Package

The fmt package has Println() that helps to print the variable’s value.

Reflect Package

Reflect package provides ValueOf() and Kind() functions that chain together and return the variable’s data type.

Strconv Package

The strconv package has Atoi() function that accepts the string value as an argument and converts it into an integer.

To begin with, let’s create and import all the required packages.

import("fmt"
	"reflect"
	"strconv"
)

After importing all the packages, we will be keeping all the code inside the main function. So create a variable and assign it to the string value.

var cups string = "5"
fmt.Println(cups)
// Output: 5

Next, let’s check the data type of cups variable, to do that we can use ValueOf() and Kind() functions from reflect package that helps to show the data type.

// check data type of variable
fmt.Println(reflect.ValueOf(cups).Kind())
// Output: string

In the next step, let’s convert the cups value data type into an integer. To convert the cups value data type into an integer, we can use Atoi() function from the strconv package.

// convert string into integer
convertIntoInteger, err := strconv.Atoi(cups)
if err != nil{
	fmt.Println("Failed to convert or any other error")
}

Here, we have two inferred variables that will store the value of the Atoi() function. In case, all goes well then Atoi() function returns the converted value that will be assigned to convertIntoInteger variable.

Now, to make sure that the data type is converted we can check it through ValueOf() and Kind() functions.

fmt.Println(reflect.ValueOf(convertIntoInteger).Kind())
// Output: int

Below is the complete code.

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"reflect"
	"strconv"
)
func main() {

	var cups string = "5"

	fmt.Println(cups)
	// Output: 5

	// check data type of variable
	fmt.Println(reflect.ValueOf(cups).Kind())
	// Output: string

	// convert string into integer
	convertIntoInteger, err := strconv.Atoi(cups)
	if err != nil{
		fmt.Println("Failed to convert or any other error")
	}

	// check data type of variable
	fmt.Println(reflect.ValueOf(convertIntoInteger).Kind())
	// Output: int
}

Conclusion

To convert a string value into an integer, you need Atoi() function from strconv package. It takes the value as an argument and converts it into an integer.

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Ayaz Ali Shah

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