Java tutorial
import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { String hello = "HelloxxxHelloxxxHello"; // String you want to 'examine' Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("Hello"); // Pattern string you want to be // matched Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(hello); int count = 0; while (matcher.find()) { count++; // count any matched pattern } System.out.println(count); } }