# Extracting a number from a string in system verilog

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**Tags:** SystemVerilog, systemverilog-Strings\
**Created:** [May 11, 2021, 7:31am UTC](https://verificationacademy.com/forums/t/extracting-a-number-from-a-string-in-system-verilog/39064 "2021-05-11T07:31:17Z")\
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Thanks for your answer.

I think my example was too simple. In my case, I do not know the exact string but I’m sure that the pattern “packet size is XB” will be present.

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