# Class IllformedLocaleException

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Throwable
java.lang.Exception
java.lang.RuntimeException
java.util.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:
  - `Locale`
  - Serialized Form

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `IllformedLocaleException()`
  Constructs a new `IllformedLocaleException` with no detail message and -1 as the error index.
  `IllformedLocaleException(String message)`
  Constructs a new `IllformedLocaleException` with the given message and -1 as the error index.
  `IllformedLocaleException(String message, int errorIndex)`
  Constructs a new `IllformedLocaleException` with the given message and the error index.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `int`
  `getErrorIndex()`
  Returns the index where the error was found.

  ### Methods declared in class Throwable

  `addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString`

  ### Methods declared in class Object

  `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- ## 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