Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class Main { public static int getCharacterPosition(String string, int next, String sub) { Matcher slashMatcher = Pattern.compile(sub).matcher(string); int index = 0; while (slashMatcher.find()) { index++; if (index == next) break; } return slashMatcher.start(); } }