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package java.text;


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.

Author: Mark Davis
See Also:
Since:1.1
/** * <code>ParsePosition</code> is a simple class used by <code>Format</code> * and its subclasses to keep track of the current position during parsing. * The <code>parseObject</code> method in the various <code>Format</code> * classes requires a <code>ParsePosition</code> object as an argument. * * <p> * By design, as you parse through a string with different formats, * you can use the same <code>ParsePosition</code>, since the index parameter * records the current position. * * @author Mark Davis * @since 1.1 * @see java.text.Format */
public class ParsePosition {
Input: the place you start parsing.
Output: position where the parse stopped. This is designed to be used serially, with each call setting index up for the next one.
/** * Input: the place you start parsing. * <br>Output: position where the parse stopped. * This is designed to be used serially, * with each call setting index up for the next one. */
int index = 0; int errorIndex = -1;
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
/** * 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. * * @return the current parse position */
public int getIndex() { return index; }
Set the current parse position.
Params:
  • index – the current parse position
/** * Set the current parse position. * * @param index the current parse position */
public void setIndex(int index) { this.index = index; }
Create a new ParsePosition with the given initial index.
Params:
  • index – initial index
/** * Create a new ParsePosition with the given initial index. * * @param index initial index */
public ParsePosition(int index) { this.index = index; }
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.
Params:
  • ei – the index at which an error occurred
Since:1.2
/** * 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. * * @param ei the index at which an error occurred * @since 1.2 */
public void setErrorIndex(int ei) { errorIndex = ei; }
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
/** * Retrieve the index at which an error occurred, or -1 if the * error index has not been set. * * @return the index at which an error occurred * @since 1.2 */
public int getErrorIndex() { return errorIndex; }
Overrides equals
/** * Overrides equals */
public boolean equals(Object obj) { if (obj == null) return false; if (!(obj instanceof ParsePosition)) return false; ParsePosition other = (ParsePosition) obj; return (index == other.index && errorIndex == other.errorIndex); }
Returns a hash code for this ParsePosition.
Returns:a hash code value for this object
/** * Returns a hash code for this ParsePosition. * @return a hash code value for this object */
public int hashCode() { return (errorIndex << 16) | index; }
Return a string representation of this ParsePosition.
Returns: a string representation of this object
/** * Return a string representation of this ParsePosition. * @return a string representation of this object */
public String toString() { return getClass().getName() + "[index=" + index + ",errorIndex=" + errorIndex + ']'; } }