code: protected int integer( String value ) {
          assert value != null;
          assert value.length() > 0;
  
          return new BigInteger(value).intValue();
      }
docs: Returns the integer value of the input string. Handles both straight integer string or complex KMG (CLOB or BLOB) value.
  Throws {@link NumberFormatException} if a valid integer is not found.
  
  @param value the string to be parsed; may not be null and length must be > 0;
  @return integer value