How can i get int data from TextEditingController in flutter

Question

i want to get int data entered in the TextField() in flutter, i using TextEditingController:

TextEditingController _section_id = new TextEditingController();

and using this controller in it:

TextField(controller: _section_id,
                keyboardType: TextInputType.number,)

but now, how can i get int data? i try this way by

Repository().placeAddApiProvider(_section_id.text)

but its for just string, and try cast to int,

Repository().placeAddApiProvider(_section_id.text as int)

 but it is not work show me this error:
Unhandled Exception: type 'String' is not a subtype of type 'int' in type cast
E/flutter ( 6950): #0      AddPlaceState.build.<anonymous closure> (package:mosul/src/ui/users/add_place.dart:93:50)
E/flutter ( 6950): <asynchronous suspension>
E/flutter ( 6950): #1      _InkResponseState._handleTap (package:flutter/src/material/ink_well.dart:513:14)
E/flutter ( 6950): #2      _InkResponseState.build.<anonymous closure> (package:flutter/src/material/ink_well.dart:568:30)
E/flutter ( 6950): #3      GestureRecognizer.invokeCallback (package:flutter/src/gestu...

Thank you

Answer 1

when we want to get an integer from TextEditingController do like this,

 int var =int.parse(_section_id.text);

Answer 2

You cannot cast a String to int because they do not inherit from the same parent class. You need to parse it instead.

Repository().placeAddApiProvider(int.parse(_section_id.text))