Java tutorial
import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class MainClass { public static void main(String args[]) { String candidateString = "My name is Bond. James Bond."; String matchHelper[] = { " ^", " ^" }; Pattern p = Pattern.compile("Bond"); Matcher matcher = p.matcher(candidateString); // Find the starting point of the first 'Bond' matcher.find(); int startIndex = matcher.start(); System.out.println(candidateString); System.out.println(matchHelper[0] + startIndex); } }