Multiplying Digits in a String

parseString.java

public static int parseString(String digits)	{
	int product = 1;
	//Strips out non-word characters
	digits = digits.replaceAll("\\W","");
	for (int i = 0; i < digits.length(); i++){
		product *= Integer.parseInt(digits.substring(i,(i+1)));
	}
	return (digits.length() > 0) ? product:0;

	/*
	try {
		for (int i = 0; i < digits.length(); i++){
			//
			product *= Integer.parseInt(digits.substring(i,(i+1)));
		}

	}
	catch (NumberFormatException e)	{
		System.out.println(e);
	}
	*/
}