Java tutorial
import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class MainClass { public static void main(String args[]) { // create a Pattern Pattern p = Pattern.compile("Bond"); // create a Matcher and use the Matcher.group() method String candidateString = "My name is Bond. James Bond."; Matcher matcher = p.matcher(candidateString); // extract the group matcher.find(); System.out.println(matcher.group()); } }