把一个字符串转成double类型的数

问题：

给一个字符串，比如“-12.05”，把它转成相应的double类型的数。

分析：

在进行转换的时候，要注意以下问题：

1. 该字符串是否为空

2. 是否该字符串含有符号；

3. 该字符串内是否有非法字符；

4. 小数点的位置；

备注：本文不考虑溢出的情况。

代码如下：

/*
	 * allowed format: -.4; +.4; -1.2; 2.5;35.;+35. 
	 */
	public static double atod(String str) throws Exception {
		
		boolean negative = false;
		//get the value before the "."
		double valueBeforeDot = 0.0d;
		//get the value after the ".";
		double valueAfterDot = 0.0d;
		boolean pointAppear = false;
		int count = 0;
		
		//null or empty string
		if (str == null || str.equals("")) {
			throw new Exception("null string or the string has no character!");
		}
		
		for (int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++) {
			//check whether the first character is "+" or "-"
			if (i == 0 && (str.charAt(0) == '-' || str.charAt(0) == '+')) {
				if (str.charAt(0) == '-') {
					negative = true;
					continue;
				}
			}
			//check whether the character is "." and appears for 
			//the first time and appears at the correct position.
			if (pointAppear == false && str.charAt(i) == '.') {
				pointAppear = true;
				continue;
			} 
			if (str.charAt(i) >= '0' && '9' >= str.charAt(i)) {
				if (pointAppear == false) {
					valueBeforeDot = valueBeforeDot * 10 + (str.charAt(i) - '0');
				} else {
					valueAfterDot = valueAfterDot * 10 + (str.charAt(i) - '0');
					count++;
				}
			} else {
				throw new NumberFormatException("not a double");
			}
		}
		valueBeforeDot = valueBeforeDot + valueAfterDot /Math.pow(10, count);
		return negative == true ? valueBeforeDot * -1 : valueBeforeDot; 			
	}