The java string indexOf() method returns index of given character value or substring. If it is not found, it returns -1. The index counter starts from zero.
/** * @author lautturi.com * Java example: Java String indexof method - Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified substring. */ import java.util.*; public class Lautturi { public static void main(String[] args) { String text = "HelloJava World"; int firstLletterPosition = text.indexOf('l'); int subStrPosition = text.indexOf("Wo"); System.out.println(firstLletterPosition); System.out.println(subStrPosition); } }