# Class ParsePosition

java.lang.Object
java.text.ParsePosition

public class ParsePosition extends Object
`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.

Since:
  1.1
See Also:
  - `Format`

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `ParsePosition(int index)`
  Create a new ParsePosition with the given initial index.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `boolean`
  `equals(Object obj)`
  Overrides equals
  `int`
  `getErrorIndex()`
  Retrieve the index at which an error occurred, or -1 if the error index has not been set.
  `int`
  `getIndex()`
  Retrieve the current parse position.
  `int`
  `hashCode()`
  Returns a hash code for this ParsePosition.
  `void`
  `setErrorIndex(int ei)`
  Set the index at which a parse error occurred.
  `void`
  `setIndex(int index)`
  Set the current parse position.
  `String`
  `toString()`
  Return a string representation of this ParsePosition.

  ### Methods declared in class Object

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

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### ParsePosition

    public ParsePosition(int index)
    Create a new ParsePosition with the given initial index.
    Parameters:
      `index` - initial index

- ## Method Details

  - ### getIndex

    public int getIndex()
    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

  - ### setIndex

    public void setIndex(int index)
    Set the current parse position.
    Parameters:
      `index` - the current parse position

  - ### setErrorIndex

    public void setErrorIndex(int ei)
    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.
    Parameters:
      `ei` - the index at which an error occurred
    Since:
      1.2

  - ### getErrorIndex

    public int getErrorIndex()
    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

  - ### equals

    public boolean equals(Object obj)
    Overrides equals
    Overrides:
      `equals` in class `Object`
    Parameters:
      `obj` - the reference object with which to compare.
    Returns:
      `true` if this object is the same as the obj argument; `false` otherwise.
    See Also:
      - `Object.hashCode()`
      - `HashMap`

  - ### hashCode

    public int hashCode()
    Returns a hash code for this ParsePosition.
    Overrides:
      `hashCode` in class `Object`
    Returns:
      a hash code for this ParsePosition
    See Also:
      - `Object.equals(java.lang.Object)`
      - `System.identityHashCode(Object)`

  - ### toString

    public String toString()
    Return a string representation of this ParsePosition.
    Overrides:
      `toString` in class `Object`
    Returns:
      a string representation of this object