import java.util.regex.*;
class RegEx {
public static void main ( String[] args ) {
String data = "how are we doing today";
Pattern p = Pattern.compile("(.)e");
Matcher m = p.matcher( data );
if (m.find() ) // Must use matches or find or lookingAt before checking results
System.out.println( data + ": " + m.group(1) );
}
}