How to parse a string in CVP 7.0(1). Is there a built-in java class, other?

Question

Hi,
I need to parse,in CVP 7.0(1), the BAAccountNumber variable passed by the ICM dialer.  Is there a built-in java class or other function that would help me do this?
Our BAAccountNumber variable looks something like this: 321|XXX12345678|1901|M. In IP IVR I use the "Get ICM Data" object to read the BAAccountNumber variable from ICM and then I use the "token index" feature to parse the variable (picture below).
Alternately, IP IVR also has a Java class that allows me to do this; the class is "java.lang.String" and the method is "public int indexOf(String,int)"
Is there something equivalent in CVP 7.0(1)?
thanks

Answer 1

Thanks again for your help.  This is what I ended up doing:
This configurable action element takes a string seperated by two "|" (123|123456789|12)
and returns 3 string variables.
you can add more output variables by adding to the Setting array below.
// These classes are used by custom configurable elements.
import com.audium.server.session.ActionElementData;
import com.audium.server.voiceElement.ActionElementBase;
import com.audium.server.voiceElement.ElementData;
import com.audium.server.voiceElement.ElementException;
import com.audium.server.voiceElement.ElementInterface;
import com.audium.server.voiceElement.Setting;
import com.audium.server.xml.ActionElementConfig;
public class SOMENAMEHERE extends ActionElementBase implements ElementInterface
     * This method is run when the action is visited. From the ActionElementData
     * object, the configuration can be obtained.
    public void doAction(String name, ActionElementData actionData) throws ElementException
        try {
            // Get the configuration
            ActionElementConfig config = actionData.getActionElementConfig();
            //now retrieve each setting value using its 'real' name as defined in the getSettings method above
            //each setting is returned as a String type, but can be converted.
            String input = config.getSettingValue("input",actionData);
            String resultType = config.getSettingValue("resultType",actionData);
            String resultEntityID = config.getSettingValue("resultEntityID",actionData);
            String resultMemberID = config.getSettingValue("resultMemberID",actionData);
            String resultTFNType = config.getSettingValue("resultTFNType",actionData);
            //get the substring
            //String sub = input.substring(startPos,startPos+numChars);
            String[] BAAcctresults = input.split("\\|");
            //Now store the substring into either Element or Session data as requested
            //and store it into the variable name requested by the Studio developer
            if(resultType.equals("Element")){
                actionData.setElementData(resultEntityID,BAAcctresults[0]);
                actionData.setElementData(resultMemberID,BAAcctresults[1]);
                actionData.setElementData(resultTFNType,BAAcctresults[2]);
            } else {
                actionData.setSessionData(resultEntityID,BAAcctresults[0]);
                actionData.setSessionData(resultMemberID,BAAcctresults[1]);
                actionData.setSessionData(resultTFNType,BAAcctresults[2]);
            actionData.setElementData("status","success");
        } catch (Exception e) {
            //If anything goes wrong, create Element data 'status' with the value 'failure'
            //and return an empty string into the variable requested by the caller
            e.printStackTrace();
            actionData.setElementData("status","failure");
    public String getElementName()
        return "MEDDOC PARSER";
    public String getDisplayFolderName()
        return "SSC Custom";
    public String getDescription()
        return "This class breaks down the BAAccountNumber";
    public Setting[] getSettings() throws ElementException
         //You must define the number of settings here
         Setting[] settingArray = new Setting[5];
          //each setting must specify: real name, display name, description,
          //is it required?, can it only appear once?, does it allow substitution?,
          //and the type of entry allowed
        settingArray[0] = new Setting("input", "Original String",
                   "This is the string from which to grab a substring.",
                   true,   // It is required
                   true,   // It appears only once
                   true,   // It allows substitution
                   Setting.STRING);
        settingArray[1] = new Setting("resultType", "Result Type",
                "Choose where to store result \n" +
                "into Element or Session data",
                true,   // It is required
                true,   // It appears only once
                false,  // It does NOT allow substitution
                new String[]{"Element","Session"});//pull-down menu
        settingArray[1].setDefaultValue("Session");
        settingArray[2] = new Setting("resultEntityID", "EntityID",
          "Name of variable to hold the result.",
          true,   // It is required
          true,   // It appears only once
          true,   // It allows substitution
          Setting.STRING);  
        settingArray[2].setDefaultValue("EntityID");
        settingArray[3] = new Setting("resultMemberID", "MemberID",
                "Name of variable to hold the result.",
                true,   // It is required
                true,   // It appears only once
                true,   // It allows substitution
                Setting.STRING);  
        settingArray[3].setDefaultValue("MemberID");
        settingArray[4] = new Setting("resultTFNType", "TFNType",
                  "Name of variable to hold the result.",
                  true,   // It is required
                  true,   // It appears only once
                  true,   // It allows substitution
                  Setting.STRING);  
        settingArray[4].setDefaultValue("TFNType");    
return settingArray;
    public ElementData[] getElementData() throws ElementException
        return null;