//package com.java2s; import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class Main { public static int getMatchesCount(String strPattern, String regEx) { Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(strPattern); Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(regEx); return countMatches(matcher); } private static int countMatches(Matcher matcher) { int count = 0; while (matcher.find()) { count++; } return count; } }