Java String search sub string from start
public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { String letters = "abcdefghijklmabcdefghijklm"; // test indexOf to locate a substring in a string System.out.printf("\"def\" is located at index %d\n", letters.indexOf("def")); int fromPosition = 7; System.out.printf("\"def\" is located at index %d\n", letters.indexOf("def", fromPosition)); System.out.printf("\"hello\" is located at index %d\n\n", letters.indexOf("hello")); }/* w w w . j a v a2 s . c o m*/ }