diff --git a/htroot/QuickCrawlLink_p.java b/htroot/QuickCrawlLink_p.java
index 81bcb9d21..9052a019f 100644
--- a/htroot/QuickCrawlLink_p.java
+++ b/htroot/QuickCrawlLink_p.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import net.yacy.cora.protocol.HeaderFramework;
 import net.yacy.cora.protocol.RequestHeader;
 import net.yacy.cora.services.federated.yacy.CacheStrategy;
 import net.yacy.kelondro.data.meta.DigestURI;
+import net.yacy.kelondro.util.NumberTools;
 import net.yacy.search.Switchboard;
 import net.yacy.search.index.Segment;
 import net.yacy.search.index.Segments;
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ public class QuickCrawlLink_p {
             int port = 80;
             final int pos = hostSocket.indexOf(':',0);
             if (pos != -1) {
-                port = Integer.parseInt(hostSocket.substring(pos + 1));
+                port = NumberTools.parseIntDecSubstring(hostSocket, pos + 1);
                 //host = hostSocket.substring(0, pos);
             }
 
diff --git a/htroot/YaCySearchPluginFF.java b/htroot/YaCySearchPluginFF.java
index 2a55e8b0b..0ca01fa2b 100644
--- a/htroot/YaCySearchPluginFF.java
+++ b/htroot/YaCySearchPluginFF.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 import net.yacy.cora.protocol.HeaderFramework;
 import net.yacy.cora.protocol.RequestHeader;
+import net.yacy.kelondro.util.NumberTools;
 import net.yacy.search.Switchboard;
 import de.anomic.server.serverObjects;
 import de.anomic.server.serverSwitch;
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ public class YaCySearchPluginFF {
         int port = 80;
         final int pos = hostSocket.indexOf(':',0);
         if (pos != -1) {
-            port = Integer.parseInt(hostSocket.substring(pos + 1));
+            port = NumberTools.parseIntDecSubstring(hostSocket, pos + 1);
             host = hostSocket.substring(0, pos);
         }
 
diff --git a/htroot/autoconfig.java b/htroot/autoconfig.java
index 316e318a5..014b60372 100644
--- a/htroot/autoconfig.java
+++ b/htroot/autoconfig.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 import net.yacy.cora.protocol.HeaderFramework;
 import net.yacy.cora.protocol.RequestHeader;
+import net.yacy.kelondro.util.NumberTools;
 import net.yacy.search.SwitchboardConstants;
 import de.anomic.server.serverObjects;
 import de.anomic.server.serverSwitch;
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ public class autoconfig {
         int port = 80;
         final int pos = hostSocket.indexOf(':',0);
         if (pos != -1) {
-            port = Integer.parseInt(hostSocket.substring(pos + 1));
+            port = NumberTools.parseIntDecSubstring(hostSocket, pos + 1);
             host = hostSocket.substring(0, pos);
         }
 
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/crawler/retrieval/Response.java b/source/de/anomic/crawler/retrieval/Response.java
index c6a854d20..f71a91773 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/crawler/retrieval/Response.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/crawler/retrieval/Response.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import net.yacy.document.Document;
 import net.yacy.document.Parser;
 import net.yacy.document.TextParser;
 import net.yacy.kelondro.data.meta.DigestURI;
+import net.yacy.kelondro.util.NumberTools;
 import de.anomic.crawler.CrawlProfile;
 import de.anomic.crawler.ResultURLs.EventOrigin;
 
@@ -349,7 +350,7 @@ public class Response {
                     final Date date = this.responseHeader.date();
                     if (date == null) return "stale_no_date_given_in_response";
                     try {
-                        final long ttl = 1000 * Long.parseLong(cacheControl.substring(8)); // milliseconds to live
+                        final long ttl = 1000 * NumberTools.parseLongDecSubstring(cacheControl, 8); // milliseconds to live
                         if (GenericFormatter.correctedUTCTime() - date.getTime() > ttl) {
                             //System.out.println("***not indexed because cache-control");
                             return "stale_expired";
@@ -517,7 +518,7 @@ public class Response {
                     // we need also the load date
                     if (date == null) { return false; }
                     try {
-                        final long ttl = 1000 * Long.parseLong(cacheControl.substring(8)); // milliseconds to live
+                        final long ttl = 1000 * NumberTools.parseLongDecSubstring(cacheControl, 8); // milliseconds to live
                         if (GenericFormatter.correctedUTCTime() - date.getTime() > ttl) {
                             return false;
                         }
@@ -663,7 +664,7 @@ public class Response {
                         return "Stale_(no_date_given_in_response)";
                     }
                     try {
-                        final long ttl = 1000 * Long.parseLong(cacheControl.substring(8)); // milliseconds to live
+                        final long ttl = 1000 * NumberTools.parseLongDecSubstring(cacheControl,8); // milliseconds to live
                         if (GenericFormatter.correctedUTCTime() - date.getTime() > ttl) {
                             //System.out.println("***not indexed because cache-control");
                             return "Stale_(expired_by_cache-control)";
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/http/server/HTTPDProxyHandler.java b/source/de/anomic/http/server/HTTPDProxyHandler.java
index 7fcc86ac9..9564df58f 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/http/server/HTTPDProxyHandler.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/http/server/HTTPDProxyHandler.java
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ import net.yacy.kelondro.data.meta.DigestURI;
 import net.yacy.kelondro.io.ByteCountOutputStream;
 import net.yacy.kelondro.logging.Log;
 import net.yacy.kelondro.util.FileUtils;
+import net.yacy.kelondro.util.NumberTools;
 import net.yacy.repository.Blacklist;
 import net.yacy.search.Switchboard;
 import net.yacy.search.SwitchboardConstants;
@@ -341,7 +342,7 @@ public final class HTTPDProxyHandler {
             if ((pos = host.indexOf(':')) < 0) {
                 port = 80;
             } else {
-                port = Integer.parseInt(host.substring(pos + 1));
+                port = NumberTools.parseIntDecSubstring(host, pos + 1);
                 host = host.substring(0, pos);
             }
 
@@ -457,7 +458,7 @@ public final class HTTPDProxyHandler {
             if ((pos = host.indexOf(':')) < 0) {
                 port = 80;
             } else {
-                port = Integer.parseInt(host.substring(pos + 1));
+                port = NumberTools.parseIntDecSubstring(host, pos + 1);
                 host = host.substring(0, pos);
             }
 
@@ -753,7 +754,7 @@ public final class HTTPDProxyHandler {
             if ((pos = host.indexOf(':')) < 0) {
                 port = 80;
             } else {
-                port = Integer.parseInt(host.substring(pos + 1));
+                port = NumberTools.parseIntDecSubstring(host, pos + 1);
                 host = host.substring(0, pos);
             }
 
@@ -870,7 +871,7 @@ public final class HTTPDProxyHandler {
             if ((pos = host.indexOf(':')) < 0) {
                 port = 80;
             } else {
-                port = Integer.parseInt(host.substring(pos + 1));
+                port = NumberTools.parseIntDecSubstring(host, pos + 1);
                 host = host.substring(0, pos);
             }
 
@@ -1196,7 +1197,7 @@ public final class HTTPDProxyHandler {
         if ((pos = host.indexOf(':')) < 0) {
             port = 80;
         } else {
-            port = Integer.parseInt(host.substring(pos + 1));
+            port = NumberTools.parseIntDecSubstring(host, pos + 1);
             host = host.substring(0, pos);
         }
 
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/http/server/HTTPDemon.java b/source/de/anomic/http/server/HTTPDemon.java
index 61327d721..a88544066 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/http/server/HTTPDemon.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/http/server/HTTPDemon.java
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ import net.yacy.kelondro.order.Base64Order;
 import net.yacy.kelondro.util.ByteBuffer;
 import net.yacy.kelondro.util.FileUtils;
 import net.yacy.kelondro.util.MemoryControl;
+import net.yacy.kelondro.util.NumberTools;
 import net.yacy.search.Switchboard;
 
 import org.apache.commons.fileupload.FileItem;
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ public final class HTTPDemon implements serverHandler, Cloneable {
             // default port 80
             return false; // not allowed
         }
-        if (Integer.parseInt(host.substring(pos + 1)) == 80) return false;
+        if (NumberTools.parseIntDecSubstring(host, pos + 1) == 80) return false;
 
         // the access path must be into the yacy protocol path; it must start with 'yacy'
         if (!(prop.containsKey(HeaderFramework.CONNECTION_PROP_PATH) && ((String) prop.get(HeaderFramework.CONNECTION_PROP_PATH)).startsWith("/yacy/"))) return false;
@@ -596,7 +597,7 @@ public final class HTTPDemon implements serverHandler, Cloneable {
         pos = arg.indexOf(':');
         int port = 443;
         if (pos >= 0) {
-            port = Integer.parseInt(arg.substring(pos + 1));
+            port = NumberTools.parseIntDecSubstring(arg, pos + 1);
             //the offcut: arg = arg.substring(0, pos);
         }
 
@@ -755,8 +756,8 @@ public final class HTTPDemon implements serverHandler, Cloneable {
                 try {
                     if (s.length() >= pos + 6 && (s.charAt(pos + 1) == 'u' || s.charAt(pos + 1) == 'U')) {
                         // non-standard encoding of IE for unicode-chars
-                        final int bh = Integer.parseInt(s.substring(pos + 2, pos + 4), 16);
-                        final int bl = Integer.parseInt(s.substring(pos + 4, pos + 6), 16);
+                        final int bh = NumberTools.parseIntDecSubstring(s.substring(pos + 2, pos + 4), 16);
+                        final int bl = NumberTools.parseIntDecSubstring(s.substring(pos + 4, pos + 6), 16);
                         // TODO: needs conversion from UTF-16 to UTF-8
                         baos.write(bh);
                         baos.write(bl);
@@ -1054,7 +1055,7 @@ public final class HTTPDemon implements serverHandler, Cloneable {
             final int port;
             final int pos = host.indexOf(':');
             if (pos != -1) {
-                port = Integer.parseInt(host.substring(pos + 1));
+                port = NumberTools.parseIntDecSubstring(host, pos + 1);
                 host = host.substring(0, pos);
             } else {
                 port = 80;
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/cora/date/GenericFormatter.java b/source/net/yacy/cora/date/GenericFormatter.java
index 1c5c3e432..3da1fbb48 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/cora/date/GenericFormatter.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/cora/date/GenericFormatter.java
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import java.util.Calendar;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
+import net.yacy.kelondro.util.NumberTools;
+
 public class GenericFormatter extends AbstractFormatter implements DateFormatter {
 
     public static final String PATTERN_SHORT_DAY    = "yyyyMMdd";
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ public class GenericFormatter extends AbstractFormatter implements DateFormatter
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
     public String format() {
         if (Math.abs(System.currentTimeMillis() - this.last_time) < this.maxCacheDiff) return this.last_format;
         // threads that had been waiting here may use the cache now instead of calculating the date again
@@ -146,7 +149,7 @@ public class GenericFormatter extends AbstractFormatter implements DateFormatter
         else if (diffString.length() > 0 && diffString.charAt(0) == '-') ahead = false;
         else throw new IllegalArgumentException("UTC String malformed (wrong sign):" + diffString);
         final long oh = Long.parseLong(diffString.substring(1, 3));
-        final long om = Long.parseLong(diffString.substring(3));
+        final long om = NumberTools.parseLongDecSubstring(diffString, 3);
         return ((ahead) ? (long) 1 : (long) -1) * (oh * AbstractFormatter.hourMillis + om * AbstractFormatter.minuteMillis);
     }
 
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/cora/protocol/HeaderFramework.java b/source/net/yacy/cora/protocol/HeaderFramework.java
index 140fba28a..8c61ca81e 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/cora/protocol/HeaderFramework.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/cora/protocol/HeaderFramework.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import net.yacy.cora.document.ASCII;
 import net.yacy.cora.document.MultiProtocolURI;
 import net.yacy.cora.document.UTF8;
+import net.yacy.kelondro.util.NumberTools;
 
 
 /**
@@ -554,7 +555,7 @@ public class HeaderFramework extends TreeMap<String, String> implements Map<Stri
         if ((pos = host.indexOf(':')) < 0) {
             port = 80;
         } else {
-            port = Integer.parseInt(host.substring(pos + 1));
+            port = NumberTools.parseIntDecSubstring(host, pos + 1);
             host = host.substring(0, pos);
         }
 
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/kelondro/index/Column.java b/source/net/yacy/kelondro/index/Column.java
index 0138deef9..d1f3efc13 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/kelondro/index/Column.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/kelondro/index/Column.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ package net.yacy.kelondro.index;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
+import net.yacy.kelondro.util.NumberTools;
 import net.yacy.kelondro.util.kelondroException;
 
 public final class Column implements Cloneable, Serializable {
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ public final class Column implements Cloneable, Serializable {
         this.nickname = nickname;
         this.description = description;
     }
-    
+
     public Column(String celldef) {
         // define column with column syntax
         // example: <UDate-3>
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ public final class Column implements Cloneable, Serializable {
             final int q = celldef.indexOf(' ');
             if (q < 0) {
                 try {
-                    this.cellwidth = Integer.parseInt(celldef.substring(p + 1));
+                    this.cellwidth = NumberTools.parseIntDecSubstring(celldef, p + 1);
                 } catch (final NumberFormatException e) {
                     throw new kelondroException("kelondroColumn - cellwidth description wrong:" + celldef.substring(p + 1));
                 }
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ public final class Column implements Cloneable, Serializable {
      * th clone method is useful to produce a similiar column with a different cell width
      * @return the cloned Column
      */
+    @Override
     public Object clone() {
     	return new Column(this.nickname, this.celltype, this.encoder, this.cellwidth, this.description);
     }
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/kelondro/index/Row.java b/source/net/yacy/kelondro/index/Row.java
index 6f1e40cae..9412a74b5 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/kelondro/index/Row.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/kelondro/index/Row.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import net.yacy.kelondro.order.Base64Order;
 import net.yacy.kelondro.order.Bitfield;
 import net.yacy.kelondro.order.NaturalOrder;
 import net.yacy.kelondro.util.ByteBuffer;
+import net.yacy.kelondro.util.NumberTools;
 import net.yacy.kelondro.util.kelondroException;
 
 
@@ -316,7 +317,7 @@ public final class Row implements Serializable {
                     } else {
                         if ((decimalCardinal) && (col.celltype == Column.celltype_cardinal)) {
                             try {
-                                setCol(col.encoder, this.offset + clstrt, col.cellwidth,  Long.parseLong(token.substring(p + 1).trim()));
+                                setCol(col.encoder, this.offset + clstrt, col.cellwidth, NumberTools.parseLongDecSubstring(token, p + 1));
                             } catch (final NumberFormatException e) {
                                 Log.logSevere("kelondroRow", "NumberFormatException for celltype_cardinal, celltype = " + col.celltype + ", encoder = " + col.encoder + ", value = '" + token.substring(p + 1).trim() + "'");
                                 setCol(col.encoder, this.offset + clstrt, col.cellwidth, 0);
@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ public final class Row implements Serializable {
                         } else if ((decimalCardinal) && (col.celltype == Column.celltype_binary)) {
                             assert col.cellwidth == 1;
                             try {
-                                setCol(clstrt, col.cellwidth, new byte[]{(byte) Integer.parseInt(token.substring(p + 1).trim())});
+                                setCol(clstrt, col.cellwidth, new byte[]{(byte) NumberTools.parseIntDecSubstring(token, p + 1)});
                             } catch (final NumberFormatException e) {
                                 Log.logSevere("kelondroRow", "NumberFormatException for celltype_binary, celltype = " + col.celltype + ", encoder = " + col.encoder + ", value = '" + token.substring(p + 1).trim() + "'");
                                 setCol(clstrt, col.cellwidth, new byte[]{0});
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/kelondro/table/Relations.java b/source/net/yacy/kelondro/table/Relations.java
index a9f549bcd..169ea41dd 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/kelondro/table/Relations.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/kelondro/table/Relations.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import net.yacy.kelondro.index.Row;
 import net.yacy.kelondro.index.RowSpaceExceededException;
 import net.yacy.kelondro.logging.Log;
 import net.yacy.kelondro.order.NaturalOrder;
+import net.yacy.kelondro.util.NumberTools;
 
 
 public class Relations {
@@ -59,11 +60,11 @@ public class Relations {
         if (p >= 0) filename = filename.substring(0, p);
         p = filename.lastIndexOf('-');
         assert p >= 0;
-        final int payloadsize = Integer.parseInt(filename.substring(p + 1));
+        final int payloadsize = NumberTools.parseIntDecSubstring(filename, p + 1);
         filename = filename.substring(0, p);
         p = filename.lastIndexOf('-');
         assert p >= 0;
-        final int keysize = Integer.parseInt(filename.substring(p + 1));
+        final int keysize = NumberTools.parseIntDecSubstring(filename, p + 1);
         return rowdef(keysize, payloadsize);
     }
 
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/kelondro/util/NumberTools.java b/source/net/yacy/kelondro/util/NumberTools.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..327dc8b63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/net/yacy/kelondro/util/NumberTools.java
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+/**
+ *  NumberTools
+ *  Copyright 2012 by Sebastian Gaebel
+ *  First released 21.05.2012 at http://yacy.net
+ *
+ *  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ *  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ *  License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ *  version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ *  Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ *  along with this program in the file lgpl21.txt
+ *  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+
+package net.yacy.kelondro.util;
+
+public class NumberTools {
+
+    /**
+     * this method replaces Long.parseLong/2 where a substring of decimal numbers shall be parsed
+     * Strings are also auto-trimmed, that means parsing stops at spaces without throwing a NumberFormatException
+     * @param s
+     * @param startPos
+     * @return the number
+     * @throws NumberFormatException
+     */
+    public static final long parseLongDecSubstring(String s, int startPos) throws NumberFormatException {
+        if (s == null) {
+            throw new NumberFormatException("null");
+        }
+        final int len = s.length();
+        if (len <= startPos) {
+            throw new NumberFormatException(s);
+        }
+
+        long result = 0;
+        boolean negative = false;
+        int i = startPos;
+        long limit = -Long.MAX_VALUE;
+        final long multmin;
+        int digit;
+        char c;
+
+        char firstChar = s.charAt(i);
+        if (firstChar < '0') {
+            if (firstChar == '-') {
+                negative = true;
+                limit = Long.MIN_VALUE;
+            } else if (firstChar != '+') throw new NumberFormatException(s);
+
+            if (len == 1) throw new NumberFormatException(s);
+            i++;
+        }
+        multmin = limit / 10;
+        while (i < len) {
+            c = s.charAt(i++);
+            if (c == ' ') break;
+            digit = c - 48;
+            if (digit < 0 || digit > 9 || result < multmin) throw new NumberFormatException(s);
+            result *= 10;
+            if (result < limit + digit) throw new NumberFormatException(s);
+            result -= digit;
+        }
+        return negative ? result : -result;
+    }
+
+    public static final int parseIntDecSubstring(String s, int startPos) throws NumberFormatException {
+        if (s == null) {
+            throw new NumberFormatException("null");
+        }
+
+        final int len = s.length();
+        if (len <= startPos) {
+            throw new NumberFormatException(s);
+        }
+
+        int result = 0;
+        boolean negative = false;
+        int i = startPos;
+        int limit = -Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+        final int multmin;
+        int digit;
+        char c;
+
+        char firstChar = s.charAt(i);
+        if (firstChar < '0') {
+            if (firstChar == '-') {
+                negative = true;
+                limit = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
+            } else if (firstChar != '+') throw new NumberFormatException(s);
+
+            if (len == 1) throw new NumberFormatException(s);
+            i++;
+        }
+        multmin = limit / 10;
+        while (i < len) {
+            c = s.charAt(i++);
+            if (c == ' ') break;
+            digit = c - 48;
+            if (digit < 0  || digit > 9 || result < multmin) throw new NumberFormatException(s);
+            result *= 10;
+            if (result < limit + digit) throw new NumberFormatException(s);
+            result -= digit;
+        }
+        return negative ? result : -result;
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        System.out.println("the number is " + parseLongDecSubstring("number=78 ", 7));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/search/ranking/RankingProfile.java b/source/net/yacy/search/ranking/RankingProfile.java
index 42d5f51e8..c66884267 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/search/ranking/RankingProfile.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/search/ranking/RankingProfile.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import net.yacy.cora.document.Classification;
 import net.yacy.cora.document.Classification.ContentDomain;
 import net.yacy.kelondro.logging.Log;
+import net.yacy.kelondro.util.NumberTools;
 
 public class RankingProfile {
 
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ public class RankingProfile {
                     p = e.indexOf('=');
                     if (p < 0) System.out.println("DEBUG: bug in plasmaSearchRankingProfile: e = " + e);
                     if ((p > 0) && (e.length() > p + 1)) try {
-                        coeff.put(e.substring(s, p), Integer.valueOf(Integer.parseInt(e.substring(p + 1))));
+                        coeff.put(e.substring(s, p), Integer.valueOf(NumberTools.parseIntDecSubstring(e, p + 1)));
                     } catch (final NumberFormatException e1) {
                         System.out.println("wrong parameter: " + e.substring(s, p) + "=" + e.substring(p + 1));
                         Log.logException(e1);
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/search/snippet/MediaSnippet.java b/source/net/yacy/search/snippet/MediaSnippet.java
index 379f02733..8256f385b 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/search/snippet/MediaSnippet.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/search/snippet/MediaSnippet.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import net.yacy.kelondro.index.RowSpaceExceededException;
 import net.yacy.kelondro.logging.Log;
 import net.yacy.kelondro.order.Base64Order;
 import net.yacy.kelondro.util.ByteArray;
+import net.yacy.kelondro.util.NumberTools;
 import net.yacy.repository.Blacklist;
 import net.yacy.search.Switchboard;
 import de.anomic.crawler.ZURL.FailCategory;
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ public class MediaSnippet implements Comparable<MediaSnippet>, Comparator<MediaS
         int p = 0;
         if (attr != null && (p = attr.indexOf(" x ",0)) > 0) {
             this.width = Integer.parseInt(attr.substring(0, p).trim());
-            this.height = Integer.parseInt(attr.substring(p + 3).trim());
+            this.height = NumberTools.parseIntDecSubstring(attr, p + 3);
         }
         this.ranking = ranking; // the smaller the better! small values should be shown first
         if ((this.name == null) || (this.name.length() == 0)) this.name = "_";