scala> import scala.util.Try
import scala.util.Try
scala> def tryToInt( s: String ) = Try(s.toInt).toOption
tryToInt: (s: String)Option[Int]
scala> tryToInt("123")
res0: Option[Int] = Some(123)
scala> tryToInt("")
res1: Option[Int] = None
scala> import scala.util.Try
import scala.util.Try
scala> def tryToInt( s: String ) = Try(s.toInt).toOption
tryToInt: (s: String)Option[Int]
scala> tryToInt("123")
res0: Option[Int] = Some(123)
scala> tryToInt("")
res1: Option[Int] = None