diff --git a/library/common/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/util/ParsableByteArray.java b/library/common/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/util/ParsableByteArray.java
index a4e3c1dfbe..04cc74a05d 100644
--- a/library/common/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/util/ParsableByteArray.java
+++ b/library/common/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/util/ParsableByteArray.java
@@ -496,11 +496,22 @@ public final class ParsableByteArray {
    */
   @Nullable
   public String readNullTerminatedString() {
+    return readDelimiterTerminatedString('\0');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Reads up to the next delimiter byte (or the limit) as UTF-8 characters.
+   *
+   * @return The string not including any terminating delimiter byte, or null if the end of the data
+   *     has already been reached.
+   */
+  @Nullable
+  public String readDelimiterTerminatedString(char delimiter) {
     if (bytesLeft() == 0) {
       return null;
     }
     int stringLimit = position;
-    while (stringLimit < limit && data[stringLimit] != 0) {
+    while (stringLimit < limit && data[stringLimit] != delimiter) {
       stringLimit++;
     }
     String string = Util.fromUtf8Bytes(data, position, stringLimit - position);
diff --git a/library/common/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/util/ParsableByteArrayTest.java b/library/common/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/util/ParsableByteArrayTest.java
index 919f50fdc5..8c9cd62cc6 100644
--- a/library/common/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/util/ParsableByteArrayTest.java
+++ b/library/common/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/util/ParsableByteArrayTest.java
@@ -483,6 +483,38 @@ public final class ParsableByteArrayTest {
     assertThat(parser.readNullTerminatedString()).isNull();
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void readDelimiterTerminatedString() {
+    byte[] bytes = new byte[] {'f', 'o', 'o', '*', 'b', 'a', 'r', '*'};
+    // Test normal case.
+    ParsableByteArray parser = new ParsableByteArray(bytes);
+    assertThat(parser.readDelimiterTerminatedString('*')).isEqualTo("foo");
+    assertThat(parser.getPosition()).isEqualTo(4);
+    assertThat(parser.readDelimiterTerminatedString('*')).isEqualTo("bar");
+    assertThat(parser.getPosition()).isEqualTo(8);
+    assertThat(parser.readDelimiterTerminatedString('*')).isNull();
+
+    // Test with limit at delimiter.
+    parser = new ParsableByteArray(bytes, 4);
+    assertThat(parser.readDelimiterTerminatedString('*')).isEqualTo("foo");
+    assertThat(parser.getPosition()).isEqualTo(4);
+    assertThat(parser.readDelimiterTerminatedString('*')).isNull();
+    // Test with limit before delimiter.
+    parser = new ParsableByteArray(bytes, 3);
+    assertThat(parser.readDelimiterTerminatedString('*')).isEqualTo("foo");
+    assertThat(parser.getPosition()).isEqualTo(3);
+    assertThat(parser.readDelimiterTerminatedString('*')).isNull();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void readDelimiterTerminatedStringWithoutEndingDelimiter() {
+    byte[] bytes = new byte[] {'f', 'o', 'o', '*', 'b', 'a', 'r'};
+    ParsableByteArray parser = new ParsableByteArray(bytes);
+    assertThat(parser.readDelimiterTerminatedString('*')).isEqualTo("foo");
+    assertThat(parser.readDelimiterTerminatedString('*')).isEqualTo("bar");
+    assertThat(parser.readDelimiterTerminatedString('*')).isNull();
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void readSingleLineWithoutEndingTrail() {
     byte[] bytes = new byte[] {