c# - Input string was not in a correct format Int32.Parse

Question

Getting the error, when trying to execute this line:

spellPrefabs[Int32.Parse(spell.spellName)]

spell.spellName is a string equal to "0"

Can't get it, why is it not working. Any ideas? Am I just dumb and miss something obvious?

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65647124/input-string-was-not-in-a-correct-format-int32-parse

Answer 1

Double-check that spell.spellName.Length is 1 and (int)spell.spellName[0] is 0x30. The debugger display might not show all the characters that are actually in the string.

If the string is from user input it might be a good idea to be prepared for such incorrectly formed input by either catching the exception or using int.TryParse.