// template routine Java
package routines.ff;

public class myRoutines {

 
    public static String cutString(String message){
        int length = message.length();
        int firstMark = 0;
        int secondMark = 0;
        int numMark = 0;
        String result = null;
        String s;
        for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
            if (numMark == 2) {
                break;
            }
            s = message.substring(i, i + 1);
            if (s.equals("*")) {
                numMark++;

                if (numMark == 1) {
                    firstMark = i;
                } else {
                    secondMark = i;

                }

            }

        }

        if (numMark == 2) {
            result = message.substring(firstMark + 1, secondMark);
            return result.trim();
        } else {
            return null;
        }
    }
}