Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; public class Main { /** * Parse an integer located between 2 given offsets in a string * * @param value the string to parse * @param beginIndex the start index for the integer in the string * @param endIndex the end index for the integer in the string * @return the int * @throws NumberFormatException if the value is not a number */ private static int parseInt(String value, int beginIndex, int endIndex) throws NumberFormatException { if (beginIndex < 0 || endIndex > value.length() || beginIndex > endIndex) { throw new NumberFormatException(value); } // use same logic as in Integer.parseInt() but less generic we're not supporting negative values int i = beginIndex; int result = 0; int digit; if (i < endIndex) { digit = Character.digit(value.charAt(i++), 10); if (digit < 0) { throw new NumberFormatException("Invalid number: " + value.substring(beginIndex, endIndex)); } result = -digit; } while (i < endIndex) { digit = Character.digit(value.charAt(i++), 10); if (digit < 0) { throw new NumberFormatException("Invalid number: " + value.substring(beginIndex, endIndex)); } result *= 10; result -= digit; } return -result; } }