Leetcode 8. String to Integer (atoi)

    public int myAtoi(String str) {
        
        if(str == null || str.length() == 0){
            return 0;
        }
        
        //space, + -, non num, out of bound
        
        boolean flag = true;
        long result = 0;
        
        str = str.trim();
        if(str.charAt(0) == '+'){
            str = str.substring(1);
        }else if(str.charAt(0) == '-'){
            flag = false;
            str = str.substring(1);
        }
        
        for(int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++){
            if(str.charAt(i) >= '0' && str.charAt(i) <= '9'){
                result = result * 10 + (str.charAt(i) - '0');
                if(result >= Integer.MAX_VALUE){
                    break;
                }
            }else{
                break;//if there is a non number just stop there
            }
        }
        if(flag == false){
            result = -result;
        } 
        
        if(result <= Integer.MIN_VALUE){//based on requirement
            return Integer.MIN_VALUE;
        }else if(result >= Integer.MAX_VALUE){
            return Integer.MAX_VALUE;
        }
        
        return (int)result;
    }