File	Doc	Category	Size	Date	Package
PatternSyntaxException.java	API Doc	Android 1.5 API	4220	Wed May 06 22:41:04 BST 2009	java.util.regex

PatternSyntaxException

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

Fields Summary
private static final long	serialVersionUID
private String	pattern Holds the syntactically incorrect regular expression, or null if the regular expression is not known.
private String	description Holds the description of the syntax error, or null if the description is not known.
private int	index Holds the index around which the error occured, or -1, in case it is unknown.

Constructors Summary

public PatternSyntaxException(String description, String pattern, int index) Creates a new PatternSyntaxException for a given message, pattern, and error index. param description the description of the syntax error, or {@code null} if the description is not known. param pattern the syntactically incorrect regular expression, or {@code null} if the regular expression is not known. param index the character index around which the error occurred, or -1 if the index is not known. since Android 1.0 this.pattern = pattern; this.description = description; this.index = index;

Methods Summary
public java.lang.String	getDescription() Returns the description of the syntax error, or {@code null} if the description is not known. return the description. since Android 1.0 return description;
public int	getIndex() Returns the character index around which the error occurred, or -1 if the index is not known. return the index. since Android 1.0 return index;
public java.lang.String	getMessage() Returns a detailed error message for the exception. The message is potentially multi-line, and it might include a detailed description, the original regular expression, and the index at which the error occured. return the error message. since Android 1.0 StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder("Syntax error"); if (description != null) { builder.append(' "); builder.append(description); } if (index >= 0) { builder.append(" near index " + index + ":"); } if (pattern != null) { builder.append('\n"); builder.append(pattern); if (index >= 0) { char[] spaces = new char[index]; Arrays.fill(spaces, ' "); builder.append('\n"); builder.append(spaces); builder.append('^"); } } return builder.toString();
public java.lang.String	getPattern() Returns the syntactically incorrect regular expression. return the regular expression. since Android 1.0 return pattern;