import java.io.*; import java.lang.*; public class StringToDouble{ public static void main (String[] args) throws IOException{ BufferedReader bff = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in)); System.out.println("Enter numeric type string value:"); String num = bff.readLine(); try{ double d = Double.valueOf(num.trim()).doubleValue(); System.out.println("double d = " + d); } catch (NumberFormatException e){ System.out.println("NumberFormatException: " + e.getMessage()); } } }