class TokenizerTest { public static void main(String[] args){ java.util.StringTokenizer st = new java.util.StringTokenizer("= sum a2:b14"); while (st.hasMoreTokens()) System.out.println(st.nextToken()); decipherRange("a20:b14"); } private static void decipherRange(String s){ String cs1,rs1,cs2,rs2; cs1=s.substring(0,1); int colonIndex = s.indexOf(":"); rs1=s.substring(1,colonIndex); cs2=s.substring(colonIndex+1,colonIndex+2); rs2=s.substring(colonIndex+2,s.length()); System.out.println(cs1+"/"+rs1+"/"+cs2+"/"+rs2); int c1,r1,c2,r2; } }