Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class Main { public static long parseDuration(String icalDuration) { final int GROUP_SECONDS = 1; final String PATTERN = "-?P(\\d)+S"; long durationInSeconds = -1; Pattern p = Pattern.compile(PATTERN); Matcher m = p.matcher(icalDuration); if (m.groupCount() > 1) { durationInSeconds = Long.parseLong(m.group(GROUP_SECONDS)); } return durationInSeconds; } }