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| Chapter 16 The java.text Package |

# ParseException

## Name

ParseException

## Synopsis

Class Name:

  `java.text.ParseException`

Superclass:

  `java.lang.Exception`

Immediate Subclasses:

  None

Interfaces Implemented:

  None

Availability:

  New as of JDK 1.1

## Description

A `ParseException` is thrown when the text in a string that is being parsed is not in the correct format.

## Class Summary

    public class java.text.ParseException extends java.lang.Exception {
      // Constructors
      public ParseException(String s, int errorOffset);
      // Instance Methods
      public int getErrorOffset();
    }

## Constructors

### ParseException

#### public ParseException(String s, int errorOffset)

Parameters

  `s`

    The detail message.

  `errorOffset`

    The offset at which the parsing error occurred.

Description

  This constructor creates a `ParseException` with the given detail message and offset.

## Instance Methods

### getErrorOffset

#### public int getErrorOffset()

Returns

  The error offset.

Description

  This method returns the offset at which the parsing error occurred.

## Inherited Methods

Method | Inherited From | Method | Inherited From
--- | --- | --- | ---
`clone()` | `Object` | `equals(Object)` | `Object`
`fillInStackTrace()` | `Throwable` | `finalize()` | `Object`
`getClass()` | `Object` | `getLocalizedMessage()` | `Throwable`
`getMessage()` | `Throwable` | `hashCode()` | `Object`
`notify()` | `Object` | `notifyAll()` | `Object`
`printStackTrace()` | `Throwable` | `printStackTrace(PrintStream)` | `Throwable`
`printStackTrace(PrintWriter)` | `Throwable` | `toString()` | `Throwable`
`wait()` | `Object` | `wait(long)` | `Object`
`wait(long, int)` | `Object` |  |

## See Also

`DateFormat`, `Exception`, `Format`, `MessageFormat`, `NumberFormat`

NumberFormat |  | ParsePosition