android get an integer from a spinner similar to that of the method used for strings

In two parts of my app I have spinners. One spinner provides a set of strings, and the one I'm currently working on is supposed to allow the user to select a preset number (10, 25, 50, 100) of questions to take a practice test with that many questions.

I figured it'd be a simple copy/paste of the current spinner that works, while just changing the toString(); to toInteger(); but it doesn't seem to be the case. As I looked up how to retrieve an integer from a spinner, it looks significantly different than how I implemented my spinner of Strings. I know there's more than one way to do most things, but I'm curious if there's a direct translation from strings to integers when using spinners?

Basically, how do I use the same setup to achieve a spinner for integers?

Java Method:

    //Get spinner selection
    final Spinner userInputSpinner = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.feedbackSpinner);
    String TYPE = userInputSpinner.getSelectedItem().toString();

XML Spinner:

    <Spinner
        android:id="@+id/feedbackSpinner"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:prompt="@string/feedbackType"
        android:entries="@array/feedbackChoice"/>

Arrays XML:

<!--ARRAY FOR FEEDBACK SPINNER-->
<string-array name="feedbackChoice">
    <item>@string/feedbackCompliment</item>
    <item>@string/feedbackSuggestion</item>
    <item>@string/feedbackWrong</item>
    <item>@string/feedbackIssue</item>
</string-array>