/* package whatever; // don't place package name! */
 
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.regex.*;
/* Name of the class has to be "Main" only if the class is public. */
class Ideone
{
	public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
	{
		List<String> strs = Arrays.asList("ABC", "ASD*ABC", "JULY*ABC*RTEW", "ASDABC");
		Pattern p = Pattern.compile("(?<=^|\\*)ABC(?=$|\\*)");
		for (String str : strs) {
			Matcher m = p.matcher(str);
			System.out.println("\"" + str + "\" => " + m.find());
		}
 
	}
}

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