Pull Integers

Extract integers from text.

Pulls signed integers from text into a joined list. Unlike Extract Numbers this keeps integers only. Unlike Regex Tester this is a fixed extractor. Empty or no matches fail.

What Pull Integers does

Pulls signed integers from text into a joined list. Unlike Extract Numbers this keeps integers only. Unlike Regex Tester this is a fixed extractor. Empty or no matches fail.

The interactive controls for Pull Integers load after this article so crawlers still read the instructions. Path /developer/pull-integers is the canonical address. Work happens on this device; Tool-You does not take a copy of the file or pasted text for Pull Integers.

How to use Pull Integers

  1. Keep this tab on Pull Integers (/developer/pull-integers). Pasting into the wrong Developer tool (for example Extract Numbers) changes the job.
  2. Paste or type the input Pull Integers expects. Path hint: developer · pull integers. Extract integers from text.
  3. Apply the Pull Integers action only. Regex Tester is a different transform (Test or replace with a JavaScript regex locally.). Pulls signed integers from text into a joined list. Unlike Extract Numbers this keeps integers only. Unlike Regex Tester this is a fixed extractor. Empty or no matches fail.
  4. Copy the output of Pull Integers if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: Signed integers only. Empty/no match fails.
  5. If the text job is actually Pull decimal numbers out of pasted text., leave Pull Integers and open Extract Numbers.

When not to use Pull Integers

Skip Pull Integers when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Extract Numbers or Regex Tester — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Pulls signed integers from text into a joined list. Unlike Extract Numbers this keeps integers only. Unlike Regex Tester this is a fixed extractor. Empty or no matches fail.

Questions about Pull Integers

What does Pull Integers do that other Developer pages on this site do not?
Pulls signed integers from text into a joined list. Unlike Extract Numbers this keeps integers only. Unlike Regex Tester this is a fixed extractor. Empty or no matches fail. Short version: Extract integers from text.
Does Pull Integers upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?
No. Pull Integers runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Signed integers only. Empty/no match fails.
Should I use Extract Numbers instead of Pull Integers?
Use Pull Integers when you need Extract integers from text. Use Extract Numbers when you need Pull decimal numbers out of pasted text. They share a category (Developer) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Pull Integers?
Signed integers only. Empty/no match fails. Also: Pulls signed integers from text into a joined list. Unlike Extract Numbers this keeps integers only. Unlike Regex Tester this is a fixed extractor. Empty or no matches fail.