title: Converting a string with a leading special character into a double?
body: <p>I'm at the beginning of my Java journey, and have run into a little problem that I'm having a little difficulty figuring out.</p>
  <pre><code>// Buffered Reader - Cost Per Employee
  
      BufferedReader in3 = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
      System.out.println(&quot;Cost per employee?&quot;);
      CostPerEmployee = in3.readLine();
      CostPerEmployeeD = Double.parseDouble(CostPerEmployee);
      System.out.println(&quot;Each employee costs $&quot; + CostPerEmployeeD +&quot;.&quot;);
  </code></pre>
  <p>I am looking to be able to convert the string input into a double even if it contains a leading &quot;$&quot; character. I am currently running into a NumberFormatException.</p>
  <p>Unsure of how to utilize try, catch, and finally statements (if they're at all applicable here).</p>
  <p>Thanks in advance!</p>