Find group number 1 of the second find
import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class Main { public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception { Pattern p = Pattern.compile("t(est)"); String candidateString = "This is a test. This is a test."; Matcher matcher = p.matcher(candidateString); matcher.find(); String group_0 = matcher.group(0); String group_1 = matcher.group(1); System.out.println("Group 0 " + group_0); System.out.println("Group 1 " + group_1); } }