Convert String to LineString or Point written in Java

Utils.java

public class Utils {
	
  private static final int GEOMETRY_PRECISION = 4326;
  
  public static Point convertStringToPoint(String encode) {
		try {
			if (encode == null || encode.length() <= 0)
				return null;

			String[] coordinates = encode.replaceFirst("POINT ?\\(", "").replaceFirst("\\)", "").split(" ");
			double lon = Double.parseDouble(coordinates[0]);
			double lat = Double.parseDouble(coordinates[1]);

			Point point = new GeometryFactory(new PrecisionModel(), GEOMETRY_PRECISION)
					.createPoint(new Coordinate(lon, lat));
			return point;
		} catch (Exception e) {
			return null;
		}
	}
  
	public static LineString convertStringToLineString(String encode) {
		try {
			if (encode == null || encode.length() <= 0)
				return null;

			String[] split = encode.replaceFirst("LINESTRING ?\\(", "").replaceFirst("\\)", "").split(",");
			Coordinate[] coordinates = new Coordinate[split.length];
			int index = 0;

			for (int i = 0; i < split.length; i++) {
				String coor[] = split[i].split(" ");
				coordinates[index] = new Coordinate(Double.parseDouble(coor[0]), Double.parseDouble(coor[1]));
				index++;
			}

			LineString lineString = new GeometryFactory(new PrecisionModel(), GEOMETRY_PRECISION)
					.createLineString(coordinates);
			return lineString;
		} catch (Exception e) {
			System.out.println("Error convirtiendo: " + e.getMessage());
			return null;
		}
	}
  
}