NumberFormatException when parsing Hindi numbers

Question

I have an android application and today I have got a crash report which contains this:

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Answer 1

You can use Character.getNumericValue(char).

The good thing about this method is that it can do what you need.

But to work in valid you should implement in your application support for local.

NumberFormat format = NumberFormat.getInstance(new Locale("hin","IND"));

Number parse = format.parse("१");

System.out.println(parse);

Prints 1.