Module java.base
Package java.text

Class ParsePosition

  • public class ParsePosition
extends Object
    ParsePosition is a simple class used by Format and its subclasses to keep track of the current position during parsing. The parseObject method in the various Format classes requires a ParsePosition object as an argument.

    By design, as you parse through a string with different formats, you can use the same ParsePosition, since the index parameter records the current position.

    Since:
    1.1
    See Also:
    Format

    • Constructor Detail

      • ParsePosition

        public ParsePosition​(int index)
        Create a new ParsePosition with the given initial index.
        Parameters:
        index - initial index

    • Method Detail

      • getIndex

        public int getIndex()
        Retrieve the current parse position. On input to a parse method, this is the index of the character at which parsing will begin; on output, it is the index of the character following the last character parsed.
        Returns:
        the current parse position

      • setIndex

        public void setIndex​(int index)
        Set the current parse position.
        Parameters:
        index - the current parse position

      • setErrorIndex

        public void setErrorIndex​(int ei)
        Set the index at which a parse error occurred. Formatters should set this before returning an error code from their parseObject method. The default value is -1 if this is not set.
        Parameters:
        ei - the index at which an error occurred
        Since:
        1.2

      • getErrorIndex

        public int getErrorIndex()
        Retrieve the index at which an error occurred, or -1 if the error index has not been set.
        Returns:
        the index at which an error occurred
        Since:
        1.2

      • equals

        public boolean equals​(Object obj)
        Overrides equals
        Overrides:
        equals in class Object
        Parameters:
        obj - the reference object with which to compare.
        Returns:
        true if this object is the same as the obj argument; false otherwise.
        See Also:
        Object.hashCode(), HashMap

      • toString

        public String toString()
        Return a string representation of this ParsePosition.
        Overrides:
        toString in class Object
        Returns:
        a string representation of this object