File	Doc	Category	Size	Date	Package
PatternSyntaxException.java	API Doc	Java SE 6 API	2487	Tue Jun 10 00:26:00 BST 2008	java.util.regex

PatternSyntaxException

• java.lang.Object
  • java.lang.Throwable
    • java.lang.Exception
      • java.lang.RuntimeException
        • java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Fields Summary
private final String	desc
private final String	pattern
private final int	index
private static final String	nl

Constructors Summary
public PatternSyntaxException(String desc, String regex, int index) Constructs a new instance of this class. param desc A description of the error param regex The erroneous pattern param index The approximate index in the pattern of the error, or -1 if the index is not known this.desc = desc; this.pattern = regex; this.index = index;

Methods Summary
public java.lang.String	getDescription() Retrieves the description of the error. return The description of the error return desc;
public int	getIndex() Retrieves the error index. return The approximate index in the pattern of the error, or -1 if the index is not known return index;
public java.lang.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. return The full detail message StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(); sb.append(desc); if (index >= 0) { sb.append(" near index "); sb.append(index); } sb.append(nl); sb.append(pattern); if (index >= 0) { sb.append(nl); for (int i = 0; i < index; i++) sb.append(' "); sb.append('^"); } return sb.toString();
public java.lang.String	getPattern() Retrieves the erroneous regular-expression pattern. return The erroneous pattern return pattern;