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PatternSyntaxException

public class PatternSyntaxException
extends IllegalArgumentException

java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.lang.Throwable
     ↳ java.lang.Exception
       ↳ java.lang.RuntimeException
         ↳ java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
           ↳ java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException


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

Summary

Public constructors

PatternSyntaxException(String desc, String regex, int index)

Constructs a new instance of this class.

Public methods

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.

Inherited methods

Public constructors

PatternSyntaxException

public PatternSyntaxException (String desc, 
                String regex, 
                int index)

Constructs a new instance of this class.

Parameters
desc String: A description of the error

regex String: The erroneous pattern

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

Public methods

getDescription

public String getDescription ()

Retrieves the description of the error.

Returns
String The description of the error

getIndex

public int getIndex ()

Retrieves the error index.

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

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.

Returns
String The full detail message

getPattern

public String getPattern ()

Retrieves the erroneous regular-expression pattern.

Returns
String The erroneous pattern