Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class Main { /** * Check how much times the string matches the regex * @param str * @param regex * @return */ public static int getMatchedStringCount(String str, String regex) { int ret = 0; Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex); Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(str); while (matcher.find()) { ret++; } return ret; } }