# Transformation Language for Reformat

**URL:** <https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/transformation-language-for-reformat/266>\
**Category:** CloverDX Platform\
**Created:** [January 4, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/transformation-language-for-reformat/266 "2008-01-04T00:00:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@mike](https://forum.cloverdx.com/u/mike)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/transformation-language-for-reformat/266/1 "2008-01-04T00:00:00Z")

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Hi,

I am using the reformat transformation application within clover.

I am trying to convert a string to an integer using the str2num functionality within clover and getting the following message when running.

17:57:35,302 ERROR [WatchDog] - REFORMAT1 …FAILED !  
Transformation code is not compilable.  
reason: Error(s) when compiling: C:\DOCUME~1\mmeisels\LOCALS~1\Temp\TransformTransformREFORMAT1.java  
C:\DOCUME~1\mmeisels\LOCALS~1\Temp\TransformTransformREFORMAT1.java:274: cannot find symbol  
symbol : method str2num(java.lang.String)  
location: class TransformTransformREFORMAT1  
int gender = str2num((inputRecords[0].getField(IN0\_IDNUMBERSAIDNUMBER).toString()).substring(7,9));  
^  
1 error

at org.jetel.component.RecordTransformFactory.loadClassDynamic(RecordTransformFactory.java:205)  
at org.jetel.component.RecordTransformFactory.loadClassDynamic(RecordTransformFactory.java:185)  
at org.jetel.component.RecordTransformFactory.createTransform(RecordTransformFactory.java:84)  
at org.jetel.component.Reformat.init(Reformat.java:236)  
at org.jetel.graph.Phase.init(Phase.java:161)  
at org.jetel.graph.runtime.WatchDog.executePhase(WatchDog.java:562)  
at org.jetel.graph.runtime.WatchDog.run(WatchDog.java:164)  
17:57:35,316 ERROR [WatchDog] - !!! Phase finished with error - stopping graph run !!!

My Code is quite simple…

int gender = str2num(${in.0.IDNumbersaidnumber}.substring(7,9));  
if ((gender) \< 500)  
${out.0.IDNumbergender} = “M”;  
else  
${out.0.IDNumbergender} = “F”;

Is my code wrong?

The clover website looks to say my code is ok… can you see anything please.

[http://wiki.clovergui.net/doku.php?id=t … ns#str2num](http://wiki.clovergui.net/doku.php?id=transf%5Flang%5Ffunctions#str2num)

Any help would be good ta.

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**Author:** ![mike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@mike](https://forum.cloverdx.com/u/mike)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/transformation-language-for-reformat/266/2 "2008-01-04T18:13:00Z")

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dont worry.

Think I found it.

If you use Integer.parseInt instead of str2num it works.

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**Author:** ![avackova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/65b543/32.png) [@avackova](https://forum.cloverdx.com/u/avackova)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 9:12am UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/transformation-language-for-reformat/266/3 "2008-01-07T09:12:28Z")

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Hi,  
function str2num is part of Transformation Language, not Lite Transformation Language. The last one should be used for simple mappings only. If you write transformation using [Transformation Language](http://wiki.clovergui.net/doku.php?id=transf%5Flang%5Fsyntax) you need to give it into the body of transform function:  
function transform(){  
nt gender = str2num(${in.0.IDNumbersaidnumber}.substring(7,9));  
f ((gender) \< 500)  
${out.0.IDNumbergender} = “M”;  
else  
${out.0.IDNumbergender} = “F”;  
}  
You can precede it by //#TL tag for faster recognizing TL Language