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## java.util.regex
Class PatternSyntaxException

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

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable

    public class PatternSyntaxException

extends IllegalArgumentException

Unchecked exception thrown to indicate a syntax error in a regular-expression pattern.

Since:
  1.4
See Also:
  Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
`PatternSyntaxException(String desc, String regex, int index)` Constructs a new instance of this class.

Method Summary
`String` | `getDescription()` Retrieves the description of the error.
`int` | `getIndex()` Retrieves the error index.
`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.
`String` | `getPattern()` Retrieves the erroneous regular-expression pattern.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable
`fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### PatternSyntaxException

    public PatternSyntaxException(String desc,
                                  String regex,
                                  int index)

  Constructs a new instance of this class.

  Parameters:
    `desc` - A description of the error
    `regex` - The erroneous pattern
    `index` - The approximate index in the pattern of the error, or `-1` if the index is not known

Method Detail

### getIndex

    public int getIndex()

  Retrieves the error index.

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

### getDescription

    public String getDescription()

  Retrieves the description of the error.

  Returns:
    The description of the error

### getPattern

    public String getPattern()

  Retrieves the erroneous regular-expression pattern.

  Returns:
    The erroneous pattern

### getMessage

    public 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.

  Overrides:
    `getMessage` in class `Throwable`
  Returns:
    The full detail message

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