return -1 (java)

What does return -1 in Java mean?

public convertStringToInt(String num){
     int result = 0;
     int zeroAscii = 48;
     int nineAscii = 57;
     for (char c: num.toCharArray()){
         if(c>=zeroAscii && c<=nineAscii){
             result = result*10 + (c-nineAscii);
         }
         else{
             return -1;
         }
     }
     return result;
}

 

参考：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24735741/return-1-in-java#