Find the starting point of the first 'Bond' : Matcher « Regular Expressions « Java Tutorial

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2. Regular Expressions
3. Matcher

import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;

public class MainClass {
  public static void main(String args[]) {
    String candidateString = "My name is Bond. James Bond.";
    String matchHelper[] = { "          ^", "                      ^" };
    Pattern p = Pattern.compile("Bond");
    Matcher matcher = p.matcher(candidateString);

    // Find the starting point of the first 'Bond'
    matcher.find();
    int startIndex = matcher.start();
    System.out.println(candidateString);
    System.out.println(matchHelper[0] + startIndex);

  }
}