LeetCode – String to Integer (atoi) (Java)

Problem:

Implement atoi to convert a string to an integer.

Hint: Carefully consider all possible input cases. If you want a challenge, please do not see below and ask yourself what are the possible input cases.

Notes: It is intended for this problem to be specified vaguely (ie, no given input specs). You are responsible to gather all the input requirements up front.

Thoughts for This Problem

The vague description give us space to consider different cases.

1. null or empty string
2. white spaces
3. +/- sign
4. calculate real value
5. handle min & max

Java Solution

public int atoi(String str) {
	if (str == null || str.length() < 1)
		return 0;
 
	// trim white spaces
	str = str.trim();
 
	char flag = '+';
 
	// check negative or positive
	int i = 0;
	if (str.charAt(0) == '-') {
		flag = '-';
		i++;
	} else if (str.charAt(0) == '+') {
		i++;
	}
	// use double to store result
	double result = 0;
 
	// calculate value
	while (str.length() > i && str.charAt(i) >= '0' && str.charAt(i) <= '9') {
		result = result * 10 + (str.charAt(i) - '0');
		i++;
	}
 
	if (flag == '-')
		result = -result;
 
	// handle max and min
	if (result > Integer.MAX_VALUE)
		return Integer.MAX_VALUE;
 
	if (result < Integer.MIN_VALUE)
		return Integer.MIN_VALUE;
 
	return (int) result;
}