for (Drug it : drugs) { for (String it_two : it.doses_info) { String[] temp = it_two.split("\t"); if (temp[0].contains(it.getname())) { System.out.println(temp[0] + " " + it.getname()); } } } temp[0] list: Niaspan-2000 Niaspan_Lipitor-10/500 Niaspan_Lipitor-10/1000 it.getname() list: Niaspan Niaspan_Lipitor