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Added in API level 1

PatternSyntaxException

open class PatternSyntaxException : IllegalArgumentException

kotlin.Any
	kotlin.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(desc: String!, regex: String!, index: Int)` Constructs a new instance of this class.

Public methods
open String!	`getDescription()` Retrieves the description of the error.
open Int	`getIndex()` Retrieves the error index.
open String!	`getPattern()` Retrieves the erroneous regular-expression pattern.

Properties
open String?	`message` 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.

Public constructors

PatternSyntaxException

Added in API level 1

PatternSyntaxException(
    desc: String!, 
    regex: String!, 
    index: Int)

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

Added in API level 1

open fun getDescription(): String!

Retrieves the description of the error.

Return
`String!`	The description of the error

getIndex

Added in API level 1

open fun getIndex(): Int

Retrieves the error index.

Return
`Int`	The approximate index in the pattern of the error, or `-1` if the index is not known

getPattern

Added in API level 1

open fun getPattern(): String!

Retrieves the erroneous regular-expression pattern.

Return
`String!`	The erroneous pattern

Properties

message

Added in API level 1

open val message: String?

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
`String?`	The full detail message

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Last updated 2025-02-10 UTC.

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