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); // Find the end point of the first 'B(ond)' matcher.find(); int endIndex = matcher.end(0); System.out.println(candidateString); System.out.println(matchHelper[0] + endIndex); } }