Need help to convert this format of string in a int value?

Question

public static int isNumber( String number, int defaultValue ) {
          int result;
          try {
               result = Integer.parseInt(number);
          } catch( Exception e ) {
               result = defaultValue;
          return result;
     }Hi, I have the above method that converts a string Number into a int value. It works fine if the string is a normal number 234 (without spaces) but I have a string in the following format:
*(space)�23,000(space).*
That is I have a "space" then a "Pound" sign then two numbers then a comma followed by three numbers and then a space again.
Is there any way I can convert this format into a simple int value?
Thanks for any guidance.
Zub

Answer 1

Hi, I tried the following code but it don't seem to work
     public static int isNumberTrimSpaces( String number, int defaultValue ) {
          number.trim();
          String parsed = "";
          for (int i = 0 ; i < number.length() && number.charAt(i) != ',' ; i++)
         if (Character.isDigit(number.charAt(i))) {
         parsed += number.charAt(i);}
          int result;
          try {
               result = Integer.parseInt(number);
          } catch( Exception e ) {
               result = defaultValue;
          return result;
     }Any Ideas? Also will the loop get rid of the pound sign?