Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* * Copyright (C) 2015 iChano incorporation's Open Source Project * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class Main { public static String searchAndReturn(String source, String regex) { Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex); Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(source); boolean b = matcher.find(); if (b) { return source.substring(matcher.start(), matcher.end()); } return null; } }