Java tutorial
import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class MainClass { public static void main(String args[]) { Pattern p = Pattern.compile("B(on)d"); String candidateString = "My name is Bond. James Bond."; String matchHelper[] = { " ^", " ^", " ^", " ^" }; Matcher matcher = p.matcher(candidateString); matcher.find(); // find the end point of the first sub group (ond) int nextIndex = matcher.end(1); System.out.println(candidateString); System.out.println(matchHelper[1] + nextIndex); } }