* java/lang/Float.java (parseFloat): New method.

From-SVN: r39555

diff --git a/libjava/ChangeLog b/libjava/ChangeLog
index 6e0a7b96123edcc8719b41eafacfea5034e88346..7c9ca24af5aad06d6608ebef23578fc8bafc7b7c 100644 (file)
--- a/libjava/ChangeLog
+++ b/libjava/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-02-08  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
+
+       * java/lang/Float.java (parseFloat): New method.
+
 2001-02-08  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
 
        From paul@dawa.demon.co.uk.  Fix for PR libgcj/1913:

diff --git a/libjava/java/lang/Float.java b/libjava/java/lang/Float.java
index 573375238dff8741164a81413bac7c16575296e8..4a1f7fecc0285baf5bdeec06c36abcd98e1a00e7 100644 (file)
--- a/libjava/java/lang/Float.java
+++ b/libjava/java/lang/Float.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000  Free Software Foundation
+/* Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001  Free Software Foundation
 
    This file is part of libgcj.
 
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ public final class Float extends Number implements Comparable
     this.value = valueOf (s).floatValue ();
   }
 
+  public static float parseFloat (String s) throws NumberFormatException
+  {
+    // The spec says that parseFloat() should work like
+    // Double.valueOf().  This is equivalent, in our implementation,
+    // but more efficient.
+    return (float) Double.parseDouble (s);
+  }
+
   public String toString ()
   {
     return toString (value);