trying to use Float.parseFloat() in android but my IDE not recognizing parseFloat-CodePudding

Im trying to set rating in rating bar while the API service returns a sting for rating field. couldn't find any way to use it directly in xml using databinding so I tried binding adapter and surprisingly the parseFloat in Float.parseFloat() is not recognizing by my IDE. I have tried this piece of code in other part of project like fragments but nothing happens. Thanks for any idea and suggestion.

CodePudding user response：

To convert string to float use toFloatOrNull(), this will convert string to float

var string = "5" 
var floatNumber = string.toFloatOrNull()
Log.e(TAG, " string.toFloatOrNull() $floatNumber")

You can set this float value in rating bar