find

import kotlin.test.*

fun main() { 
   //sampleStart 
   val inputString = "to be or not to be"
val regex = "to \\w{2}".toRegex()
// If there is matching string, then find method returns non-null MatchResult
val match = regex.find(inputString)!!
println(match.value) // to be
println(match.range) // 0..4

val nextMatch = match.next()!!
println(nextMatch.range) // 13..17

val regex2 = "this".toRegex()
// If there is no matching string, then find method returns null
println(regex2.find(inputString)) // null

val regex3 = regex
// to be or not to be
//              ^^^^^
// Because the search starts from the index 2, it finds the last "to be".
println(regex3.find(inputString, 2)!!.range) // 13..17 
   //sampleEnd
}