Using the find(int) Method
import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class Main { public static void main(String args[]) { Pattern p = Pattern.compile("test", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE); String candidateString = "Test."; Matcher matcher = p.matcher(candidateString); matcher.find(0); System.out.println(matcher.group()); } }