Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class Main { /** * Search the first matched string * @param str * @param regex * @return */ public static String getMatchedString(String str, String regex) { String ret = null; Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex); Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(str); if (matcher.find()) { ret = matcher.group(); } return ret; } }