FULL PRODUCT VERSION :


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Windows XP

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
 int a = Integer.parseInt(args[0]) does not accept strings with "+" such as "+5"

I want to convert a string with a "+" in front of an integer into an "int" value using parseInt().. But strings such as "+35" cause a number format exception because of the "+" sign. This is absurd because "+35" as a number, is an integer value, just as "35" is. Negative signs are accepted by parseInt(), but not positive signs.



ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string "+9"

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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public class EnterValues
{
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    
    int a = Integer.parseInt(args[0]);
    int b = Integer.parseInt(args[1]);
   
    System.out.println(" you have entered these values : " + a + " and " + b);
   
    System.out.println(" area of a rectange is : " + a*b);
  }
}
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