PatternSyntaxException

extends IllegalArgumentException

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

Class Overview

Encapsulates a syntax error that occurred during the compilation of a Pattern. Might include a detailed description, the original regular expression, and the index at which the error occurred.

Summary

Public Constructors
	PatternSyntaxException(String description, String pattern, int index) Creates a new PatternSyntaxException for a given message, pattern, and error index.

Public Methods
String	getDescription() Returns the description of the syntax error, or `null` if the description is not known.
int	getIndex() Returns the character index around which the error occurred, or -1 if the index is not known.
String	getMessage() Returns a detailed error message for the exception.
String	getPattern() Returns the syntactically incorrect regular expression.

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Inherited Methods

From class java.lang.Throwable

Throwable	fillInStackTrace() Records the stack trace from the point where this method has been called to this `Throwable`.
Throwable	getCause() Returns the cause of this `Throwable`, or `null` if there is no cause.
String	getLocalizedMessage() Returns the extra information message which was provided when this `Throwable` was created.
String	getMessage() Returns the extra information message which was provided when this `Throwable` was created.
StackTraceElement[]	getStackTrace() Returns the array of stack trace elements of this `Throwable`.
Throwable	initCause(Throwable throwable) Initializes the cause of this `Throwable`.
void	printStackTrace() Writes a printable representation of this `Throwable`'s stack trace to the `System.err` stream.
void	printStackTrace(PrintWriter err) Writes a printable representation of this `Throwable`'s stack trace to the specified print writer.
void	printStackTrace(PrintStream err) Writes a printable representation of this `Throwable`'s stack trace to the specified print stream.
void	setStackTrace(StackTraceElement[] trace) Sets the array of stack trace elements.
String	toString() Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this object.

From class java.lang.Object

Object	clone() Creates and returns a copy of this `Object`.
boolean	equals(Object o) Compares this instance with the specified object and indicates if they are equal.
void	finalize() Is called before the object's memory is being reclaimed by the VM.
final Class<? extends Object>	getClass() Returns the unique instance of Class which represents this object's class.
int	hashCode() Returns an integer hash code for this object.
final void	notify() Causes a thread which is waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the `wait()` methods) to be woken up.
final void	notifyAll() Causes all threads which are waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the `wait()` methods) to be woken up.
String	toString() Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this object.
final void	wait(long millis, int nanos) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object or until the specified timeout expires.
final void	wait(long millis) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object or until the specified timeout expires.
final void	wait() Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object.

Public Constructors

public PatternSyntaxException (String description, String pattern, int index)

Creates a new PatternSyntaxException for a given message, pattern, and error index.

Parameters

description	the description of the syntax error, or `null` if the description is not known.
pattern	the syntactically incorrect regular expression, or `null` if the regular expression is not known.
index	the character index around which the error occurred, or -1 if the index is not known.

Public Methods

public String getDescription ()

Returns the description of the syntax error, or null if the description is not known.

Returns

the description.

public int getIndex ()

Returns the character index around which the error occurred, or -1 if the index is not known.

Returns

the index.

public 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.

Returns

the error message.

public String getPattern ()

Returns the syntactically incorrect regular expression.

Returns

the regular expression.

Interfaces

Classes

Exceptions

PatternSyntaxException

Class Overview

See Also

Summary

Public Constructors

public PatternSyntaxException (String description, String pattern, int index)

Parameters

Public Methods

public String getDescription ()

Returns

public int getIndex ()

Returns

public String getMessage ()

Returns

public String getPattern ()

Returns