java help

My compiler keeps coming back at me with symbol not found.symbol : method parseInt(int)location: class java.lang.Integerint grade1 = Integer.parseInt(grade1);anyone help with what it means
[223 byte] By [Soggy616a] at [2007-10-3 5:22:20]
# 1
grade1 is apparently an int. There is no Integer.parseInt(int) method. Why you're trying to initialize a variable by passing the unintialized variable to a non-existant method I do not know, but it makes absolutely no sense. What are you attempting to accomplish?
kablaira at 2007-7-14 23:29:23 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...
# 2
thanks for answering, but i think i figured it out, at least this part. i wasn't putting in "grade1string"
Soggy616a at 2007-7-14 23:29:23 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...