Java String to Int?

OK, So I am working on a calculator that takes in LaTeX code and spits out step by step instructions on how to solve the problem. Right now I am working on the sigma series, but I am having some difficulty trying to get the value of a String in terms of integers.

For example a hypothetical input would be "\sum^{5}_{i=0}i"
I need to take it apart, the create a "for"-loop that runs while i<=5 and the solution is "0+1+2+3+4+5". However, the problem is taking the "^{5}" and making it into an integer value.

Same goes for the "_{i=0}" clause. And I guess the same goes for the summation term.

How would I do this? :confused:

If you can get it down to just the integer within that string you want you can use:
Integer.parseInt(stringcontainingonlyinteger);
I'm not sure if that's what you want or if you want to know how to actually break it down to just the integer.

That's exactly what I was looking for, thanks! I'll look this up to see how it is used...

Code:

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public class test {
  public static void main(String[] args){
      int getInt=0;
      String numString="454"; // The String to convert
      try{
        getInt = Integer.parseInt(numString); // Change the String to an int
        System.out.println(getInt); // Will output the number
      catch(NumberFormatException nfex){
        System.out.println("Could not convert your number");
      }
  }
}

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Or something like that. The try-catch bit isn't needed, but it makes things smoother in the long run if something goes wrong.

enmand