Get the index of a pattern in a string using regex

Solution 1:

Use Matcher:

public static void printMatches(String text, String regex) {
    Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex);
    Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(text);
    // Check all occurrences
    while (matcher.find()) {
        System.out.print("Start index: " + matcher.start());
        System.out.print(" End index: " + matcher.end());
        System.out.println(" Found: " + matcher.group());
    }
}

Solution 2:

special edition answer from Jean Logeart

public static int[] regExIndex(String pattern, String text, Integer fromIndex){
    Matcher matcher = Pattern.compile(pattern).matcher(text);
    if ( ( fromIndex != null && matcher.find(fromIndex) ) || matcher.find()) {
        return new int[]{matcher.start(), matcher.end()};
    }
    return new int[]{-1, -1};
}