how to save jtextfield to double variable code example

Example 1: double parse jtextfield

public static void main(String[] args) {
    double amount=0.0;
    try {
         amount = Double.parseDouble(txtMonth.getText());
    } catch (Exception e) {
        System.err.println("ups, this was not castable to double");
          amount=-10.0;
    }
    System.out.println("Here is the double: "+ amount);
}

Example 2: double parse jtextfield

Double Amount = Double.valueOf(txtMonth.getText());