Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; public class Main { /** * @param source * @param name * @return */ private static int getTagPos(String source, String name) { int pos = -1; if (source == null || source.isEmpty() || name == null || name.isEmpty()) return pos; int start; String temp = source; while ((start = temp.indexOf(name)) >= 0) { temp = temp.substring(start); if (temp.charAt(name.length()) == ' ' || temp.charAt(name.length()) == '=') return start; temp = temp.substring(name.length()); } return pos; } }