import java.sql.Date;

public class TypeChange {

public TypeChange() {

}

//change the char type to int type

public int charToInt(char c){

return Character.getNumericValue(c);

}

//change the string type to the int type

public static int stringToInt(String intstr)

{

Integer integer;

integer = Integer.valueOf(intstr);

return integer.intValue();

}

//change int type to the string type

public static String intToString(int value)

{

Integer integer = new Integer(value);

return integer.toString();

}

//change the string type to the float type

public static float stringToFloat(String floatstr)

{

Float floatee;

floatee = Float.valueOf(floatstr);

return floatee.floatValue();

}

//change the float type to the string type

public static String floatToString(float value)

{

Float floatee = new Float(value);

return floatee.toString();

}

//change the string type to the sqlDate type

public static java.sql.Date stringToDate(String dateStr)

{

return java.sql.Date.valueOf(dateStr);

}

//change the sqlDate type to the string type

public static String dateToString(java.sql.Date datee)

{

return datee.toString();

}

public static void main(String[] args)

{

java.sql.Date day ;

day = TypeChange.stringToDate("2003-11-3");

String strday = TypeChange.dateToString(day);

System.out.println(strday);

}

}