number out of string in java

Question

I have something like \"ali123hgj\". i want to have 123 in integer. how can i make it in java?

Answer 1

This is the Google Guava #CharMatcher Way.

String alphanumeric = "12ABC34def";

String digits = CharMatcher.JAVA_DIGIT.retainFrom(alphanumeric); // 1234

String letters = CharMatcher.JAVA_LETTER.retainFrom(alphanumeric); // ABCdef

If you only care to match ASCII digits, use

String digits = CharMatcher.inRange('0', '9').retainFrom(alphanumeric); // 1234

If you only care to match letters of the Latin alphabet, use

String letters = CharMatcher.inRange('a', 'z')
                         .or(inRange('A', 'Z')).retainFrom(alphanumeric); // ABCdef