DATA TYPE CONVERSIONS

String to Integer ---  Integer.parseInt(row1.myString)

String to Date --  TalendDate.parseDate("dd-MM-yyyy",row1.myString)

String to BigDecimal -- new BigDecimal(row1.myString)

String to Float --  Float.parseFloat(row1.myString)

String to Long  --  Long.parseLong(row1.myString)

Integer to String -- variable+"" or variable.toString()

Date to String --  TalendDate.formatDate("yy-MM-dd", row1.myDate)

BigDecimal to String -- row1.myBigDecimal.toString()