Using the lookingAt 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");
    Matcher matcher = p.matcher("this is a test");
    // display the output for the candidate
    System.out.println(matcher.lookingAt());
  }
}

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Using the lookingAt Method : Pattern « Regular Expressions « Java

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