java.util.regex
Class PatternSyntaxException

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.lang.Throwable
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        +--java.lang.Exception
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              +--java.lang.RuntimeException
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                    +--java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
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                          +--java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
public class PatternSyntaxException
extends IllegalArgumentException

Unchecked exception thrown to indicate a syntax error in a regular-expression pattern.

Since:
1.4
See Also:
Serialized Form

 

Constructor Summary

PatternSyntaxException(String desc, String regex, int index)
    Constructs a new instance of this class.
 

 

Method Summary

 String getDescription()
    Retrieves the description of the error.
 int getIndex()
    Retrieves the error index.
 String getMessage()
    Returns a multi-line string containing the description of the syntax error and its index, the erroneous regular-expression pattern, and a visual indication of the error index within the pattern.
 String getPattern()
    Retrieves the erroneous regular-expression pattern.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable
fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

 

Constructor Detail

 

PatternSyntaxException

public PatternSyntaxException(String desc,
                              String regex,
                              int index)
Constructs a new instance of this class.

Parameters:
desc - A description of the error
regex - The erroneous pattern
index - The approximate index in the pattern of the error, or -1 if the index is not known

 

Method Detail

 

getIndex

public int getIndex()
Retrieves the error index.

Returns:
The approximate index in the pattern of the error, or -1 if the index is not known

 

getDescription

public String getDescription()
Retrieves the description of the error.

Returns:
The description of the error

 

getPattern

public String getPattern()
Retrieves the erroneous regular-expression pattern.

Returns:
The erroneous pattern

 

getMessage

public String getMessage()
Returns a multi-line string containing the description of the syntax error and its index, the erroneous regular-expression pattern, and a visual indication of the error index within the pattern.

Overrides:
getMessage in class Throwable
Returns:
The full detail message