Module java.base
Package java.util

Class IllformedLocaleException

All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable

public class IllformedLocaleException extends RuntimeException
Thrown by methods in Locale and Locale.Builder to indicate that an argument is not a well-formed BCP 47 tag.
Since:
1.7
See Also:
  • Constructor Details

    • IllformedLocaleException

      public IllformedLocaleException()
      Constructs a new IllformedLocaleException with no detail message and -1 as the error index.
    • IllformedLocaleException

      public IllformedLocaleException(String message)
      Constructs a new IllformedLocaleException with the given message and -1 as the error index.
      Parameters:
      message - the message
    • IllformedLocaleException

      public IllformedLocaleException(String message, int errorIndex)
      Constructs a new IllformedLocaleException with the given message and the error index. The error index is the approximate offset from the start of the ill-formed value to the point where the parse first detected an error. A negative error index value indicates either the error index is not applicable or unknown.
      Parameters:
      message - the message
      errorIndex - the index
  • Method Details

    • getErrorIndex

      public int getErrorIndex()
      Returns the index where the error was found. A negative value indicates either the error index is not applicable or unknown.
      Returns:
      the error index