/**
 * Dave Slemon's Tools
 *
 * @author Dave Slemon
 * @version v100
 */
public class Tools
{
    
    
   
    /**
     * This routine converts a string to an integer
     * @author: Dave Slemon
     * @version: v1.00
     * 
     * @param str is a numeric string
     * @return a integer representation of the str
     */
    
    public static int convert_string_to_integer(String str)
    {
        return Integer.parseInt(str);
    }
    
    
    
    
    
     /**
     * This routine returns the middle number of 3 string numbers
     * @author: Dave Slemon
     * @version: v1.00
     * 
     * @param a is a numeric string
     * @param b is a numeric string
     * @param c is a numeric string
     * @return an integer representation of the middle number
     */
    public static int middle(String a, String b, String c)
    {
        
        int x = convert_string_to_integer(a);
        int y = convert_string_to_integer(b);
        int z = convert_string_to_integer(c);
        
        return middle(x,y,z);
        
        
    }
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
     /**
     * This routine returns the middle number of 3 string numbers
     * @author: Dave Slemon
     * @version: v1.00
     * 
     * @param a is an integer number
     * @param b is an integer number
     * @param is an integer number
     * @return an integer representation of the middle number
     */
    public static int middle(int x, int y, int z) 
        { //middle
            
                int big, small;
                int sum = x + y + z;
                
                big = Math.max(x,y);
                big = Math.max(big,z);
                
                small = Math.min(x,y);
                small = Math.min(small,z);
                
                return sum - big - small;
        } //middle
        
        
        
        
        
        
}