public static Version tryParse(final String string)
    {
        if (nonNull(string))
        {
            final int[] versionItems = new int[segmentsCount];
            final String[] split = string.split("\\.");

            // Rescue 'x.y.z.w...' - like strings.
            if (split.length > versionItems.length)
            {
                return null;
            }

            int i = 0;
            for (final String s : split)
            {
                // String.trim() simply removes leading and trailing spaces.
                final String trimmed = s.trim();

                try
                {
                    if (trimmed.isEmpty())
                    {
                        versionItems[i++] = 0;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        versionItems[i++] = parseInt(trimmed);
                    }
                }
                catch (NumberFormatException e)
                {
                    // It is safe to return null from tryParse
                    return null;
                }
            }

            return new Version(versionItems[0], versionItems[1], versionItems[2], versionItems[3]);
        }

        // It is safe to return null from tryParse
        return null;
    }