How can I convert a std::string to int?

Question

Just have a quick question. I\'ve looked around the internet quite a bit and I\'ve found a few solutions but none of them have worked yet. Looking at converting a string to

Answer 1

ll toll(string a){
    ll ret=0;
    bool minus=false;
    for(auto i:a){
        if(i=='-'){ minus=true; continue; }
        ret*=10;
        ret+=(i-'0');
    } if(minus) ret*=-1;
    return ret;
    # ll is defined as, #define ll long long int
    # usage: ll a = toll(string("-1234"));
}