how to convert String to Double in jasper Report?

Question

How to convert String to Double value in jasper Reports? I am having two fields in .jrxml file like below

    <field name="secRate" class="java.lang.String"/>
    <field name="secPrice" class="java.lang.String"/>

i need to subtract both the field

   $V{Variable} = $F{secRate} - SF{secPrice}

i tried this way but not working

  (new Double(Double.parseDouble($F{mktVal})))

any idea? please help me guys..

Answer 1

1. Set Text Field Expression: Double.parseDouble($F{PARAM})
2. Set Expression Class: java.lang.Double
3. Add rt.jar (from java runtime) to classpath [Tools >> Options >> Classpath]
4. And Compile

Answer 2

Try

Double.valueOf(${mktVal}).

Answer 3

Pls try this one - ($F{PARAM}.trim().isEmpty()) ? 0.0 : new Double($F{PARAM})