1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/libjava/java/lang/Float.java b/libjava/java/lang/Float.java
index 5733752..4a1f7fe 100644
--- a/libjava/java/lang/Float.java
+++ b/libjava/java/lang/Float.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000  Free Software Foundation
+/* Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001  Free Software Foundation
 
    This file is part of libgcj.
 
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ public final class Float extends Number implements Comparable
     this.value = valueOf (s).floatValue ();
   }
 
+  public static float parseFloat (String s) throws NumberFormatException
+  {
+    // The spec says that parseFloat() should work like
+    // Double.valueOf().  This is equivalent, in our implementation,
+    // but more efficient.
+    return (float) Double.parseDouble (s);
+  }
+
   public String toString ()
   {
     return toString (value);