Matcher LookingAt
import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class MatcherLookingAtExample { public static void main(String args[]) { Pattern p = Pattern.compile("J2SE"); String candidateString_1 = "J2SE is the only one for me"; String candidateString_2 = "For me, it's J2SE, or nothing at all"; String candidateString_3 = "J2SEistheonlyoneforme"; Matcher matcher = p.matcher(candidateString_1); String msg = ":" + candidateString_1 + ": matches?: "; System.out.println(msg + matcher.lookingAt()); matcher.reset(candidateString_2); msg = ":" + candidateString_2 + ": matches?: "; System.out.println(msg + matcher.lookingAt()); matcher.reset(candidateString_3); msg = ":" + candidateString_3 + ": matches?: "; System.out.println(msg + matcher.lookingAt()); } }