diff --git a/Nuclex.Support (net-4.0).csproj b/Nuclex.Support (net-4.0).csproj
index ccbadc4..4fe8546 100644
--- a/Nuclex.Support (net-4.0).csproj	
+++ b/Nuclex.Support (net-4.0).csproj	
@@ -223,6 +223,10 @@
     <Compile Include="Source\Parsing\CommandLine.Parser.cs">
       <DependentUpon>CommandLine.cs</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="Source\Parsing\ParserHelper.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Source\Parsing\ParserHelper.Test.cs">
+      <DependentUpon>ParserHelper.cs</DependentUpon>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Source\PropertyChangedEventArgsHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Source\PropertyChangedEventArgsHelper.Test.cs">
       <DependentUpon>PropertyChangedEventArgsHelper.cs</DependentUpon>
diff --git a/Nuclex.Support (xna-4.0-phone7).csproj b/Nuclex.Support (xna-4.0-phone7).csproj
index e69b7cb..65fc357 100644
--- a/Nuclex.Support (xna-4.0-phone7).csproj	
+++ b/Nuclex.Support (xna-4.0-phone7).csproj	
@@ -254,6 +254,10 @@
     <Compile Include="Source\Parsing\CommandLine.Parser.cs">
       <DependentUpon>CommandLine.cs</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="Source\Parsing\ParserHelper.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Source\Parsing\ParserHelper.Test.cs">
+      <DependentUpon>ParserHelper.cs</DependentUpon>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Source\PropertyChangedEventArgsHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Source\PropertyChangedEventArgsHelper.Test.cs">
       <DependentUpon>PropertyChangedEventArgsHelper.cs</DependentUpon>
diff --git a/Nuclex.Support (xna-4.0-xbox360).csproj b/Nuclex.Support (xna-4.0-xbox360).csproj
index 39fab7a..e2fcedb 100644
--- a/Nuclex.Support (xna-4.0-xbox360).csproj	
+++ b/Nuclex.Support (xna-4.0-xbox360).csproj	
@@ -265,6 +265,10 @@
     <Compile Include="Source\Parsing\CommandLine.Parser.cs">
       <DependentUpon>CommandLine.cs</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="Source\Parsing\ParserHelper.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Source\Parsing\ParserHelper.Test.cs">
+      <DependentUpon>ParserHelper.cs</DependentUpon>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Source\PropertyChangedEventArgsHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Source\PropertyChangedEventArgsHelper.Test.cs">
       <DependentUpon>PropertyChangedEventArgsHelper.cs</DependentUpon>
diff --git a/Source/Parsing/ParserHelper.Test.cs b/Source/Parsing/ParserHelper.Test.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b929a26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Parsing/ParserHelper.Test.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+#region CPL License
+/*
+Nuclex Framework
+Copyright (C) 2002-2013 Nuclex Development Labs
+
+This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+modify it under the terms of the IBM Common Public License as
+published by the IBM Corporation; either version 1.0 of the
+License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+IBM Common Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the IBM Common Public
+License along with this library
+*/
+#endregion
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+
+#if UNITTEST
+
+using NUnit.Framework;
+
+namespace Nuclex.Support.Parsing {
+
+  /// <summary>Verifies that the parser helper methods are correct</summary>
+  [TestFixture]
+  internal class ParserHelperTest {
+
+    /// <summary>Ensures that the SkipSpaces() method can handle null strings</summary>
+    [Test]
+    public void CanSkipSpacesInNullString() {
+      int index = 0;
+      Assert.DoesNotThrow(
+        delegate() { ParserHelper.SkipSpaces((string)null, ref index); }
+      );
+      Assert.AreEqual(0, index);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Ensures that the SkipSpaces() method can handle empty strings</summary>
+    [Test]
+    public void CanSkipSpacesInEmptyString() {
+      int index = 0;
+      Assert.DoesNotThrow(
+        delegate() { ParserHelper.SkipSpaces(string.Empty, ref index); }
+      );
+      Assert.AreEqual(0, index);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Ensures that the SkipSpaces() method can skip spaces</summary>
+    [Test]
+    public void SpacesCanBeSkipped() {
+      int index = 7;
+      ParserHelper.SkipSpaces("   Test   Test   ", ref index);
+      Assert.AreEqual(10, index);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Ensures that the SkipNonSpaces() method can handle null strings</summary>
+    [Test]
+    public void CanSkipNonSpacesInNullString() {
+      int index = 0;
+      Assert.DoesNotThrow(
+        delegate() { ParserHelper.SkipNonSpaces((string)null, ref index); }
+      );
+      Assert.AreEqual(0, index);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Ensures that the SkipNonSpaces() method can handle empty strings</summary>
+    [Test]
+    public void CanSkipNonSpacesInEmptyString() {
+      int index = 0;
+      Assert.DoesNotThrow(
+        delegate() { ParserHelper.SkipNonSpaces(string.Empty, ref index); }
+      );
+      Assert.AreEqual(0, index);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Ensures that the SkipNonSpaces() method can skip non-space characters</summary>
+    [Test]
+    public void NonSpacesCanBeSkipped() {
+      int index = 7;
+      ParserHelper.SkipNonSpaces("Test   Test   Test", ref index);
+      Assert.AreEqual(11, index);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Ensures that the SkipNumbers() method can handle null strings</summary>
+    [Test]
+    public void CanSkipNumbersInNullString() {
+      int index = 0;
+      Assert.DoesNotThrow(
+        delegate() { ParserHelper.SkipNumbers((string)null, ref index); }
+      );
+      Assert.AreEqual(0, index);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Ensures that the SkipNumbers() method can handle empty strings</summary>
+    [Test]
+    public void CanSkipNumbersInEmptyString() {
+      int index = 0;
+      Assert.DoesNotThrow(
+        delegate() { ParserHelper.SkipNumbers(string.Empty, ref index); }
+      );
+      Assert.AreEqual(0, index);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Ensures that the SkipNumbers() method can skip numbers</summary>
+    [Test]
+    public void NumbersCanBeSkipped() {
+      int index = 6;
+      ParserHelper.SkipNumbers("123abc456def789", ref index);
+      Assert.AreEqual(9, index);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Ensures that the SkipIntegers() method can handle null strings</summary>
+    [Test]
+    public void CanSkipIntegersInNullString() {
+      int index = 0;
+      Assert.IsFalse(ParserHelper.SkipInteger((string)null, ref index));
+      Assert.AreEqual(0, index);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Ensures that the SkipNumbers() method can handle empty strings</summary>
+    [Test]
+    public void CanSkipIntegersInEmptyString() {
+      int index = 0;
+      Assert.IsFalse(ParserHelper.SkipInteger(string.Empty, ref index));
+      Assert.AreEqual(0, index);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Verifies that a prefix alone can not be skipped as an integer</summary>
+    [Test]
+    public void PrefixAloneIsNotAnInteger() {
+      int index = 0;
+      Assert.IsFalse(ParserHelper.SkipInteger("+Test", ref index));
+      Assert.AreEqual(0, index);
+      Assert.IsFalse(ParserHelper.SkipInteger("-", ref index));
+      Assert.AreEqual(0, index);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Verifies that a prefixed integer can be skipped</summary>
+    [Test]
+    public void PrefixedIntegersCanBeSkipped() {
+      int index = 0;
+      Assert.IsTrue(ParserHelper.SkipInteger("+123", ref index));
+      Assert.AreEqual(4, index);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Verifies that an integer without a prefix can be skipped</summary>
+    [Test]
+    public void PlainIntegersCanBeSkipped() {
+      int index = 0;
+      Assert.IsTrue(ParserHelper.SkipInteger("12345", ref index));
+      Assert.AreEqual(5, index);
+    }
+
+  }
+
+} // namespace Nuclex.Support.Parsing
+
+#endif // UNITTEST
diff --git a/Source/Parsing/ParserHelper.cs b/Source/Parsing/ParserHelper.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..333b4cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Parsing/ParserHelper.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+#region CPL License
+/*
+Nuclex Framework
+Copyright (C) 2002-2013 Nuclex Development Labs
+
+This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+modify it under the terms of the IBM Common Public License as
+published by the IBM Corporation; either version 1.0 of the
+License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+IBM Common Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the IBM Common Public
+License along with this library
+*/
+#endregion
+
+using System;
+
+namespace Nuclex.Support.Parsing {
+
+  /// <summary>Provides helper methods for parsers</summary>
+  public class ParserHelper {
+
+    /// <summary>Advances the index past any whitespace in the string</summary>
+    /// <param name="text">String which is being indexed</param>
+    /// <param name="index">Index that will be advanced</param>
+    public static void SkipSpaces(string text, ref int index) {
+      if(text == null) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      int length = text.Length;
+      while(index < length) {
+        if(!char.IsWhiteSpace(text, index)) {
+          break;
+        }
+
+        ++index;
+      }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Advances the index to the next whitespace in the string</summary>
+    /// <param name="text">String which is being indexed</param>
+    /// <param name="index">Index that will be advanced</param>
+    public static void SkipNonSpaces(string text, ref int index) {
+      if(text == null) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      int length = text.Length;
+      while(index < length) {
+        if(char.IsWhiteSpace(text, index)) {
+          break;
+        }
+
+        ++index;
+      }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Advances the index to the next character that isn't numeric</summary>
+    /// <param name="text">String which is being indexed</param>
+    /// <param name="index">Index that will be advanced</param>
+    public static void SkipNumbers(string text, ref int index) {
+      if(text == null) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      int length = text.Length;
+      while(index < length) {
+        if(!char.IsNumber(text, index)) {
+          break;
+        }
+
+        ++index;
+      }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Skips an integer in the provided string</summary>
+    /// <param name="text">String in which an integer will be skipped</param>
+    /// <param name="index">Index at which the integer begins</param>
+    /// <returns>True if an integer was found and skipped, otherwise false</returns>
+    public static bool SkipInteger(string text, ref int index) {
+      if(text == null) {
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      int length = text.Length;
+      if(index >= length) {
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      // If the number begins with a minus or plus sign, skip over the sign
+      int nextIndex;
+      if((text[index] == '-') || (text[index] == '+')) {
+        nextIndex = index + 1;
+
+        SkipNumbers(text, ref nextIndex);
+        if(nextIndex == (index + 1)) {
+          return false;
+        }
+      } else {
+        nextIndex = index;
+
+        SkipNumbers(text, ref nextIndex);
+        if(nextIndex == index) {
+          return false;
+        }
+      }
+
+      index = nextIndex;
+      return true;
+    }
+
+  }
+
+} // namespace Nuclex.Support.Parsing