Create a new ParsePosition with the given initial index.
Retrieve the index at which an error occurred, or -1 if the error index has not been set.
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.
Overrides equals
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.
Set the current parse position.
Returns a hash code for this ParsePosition. @return a hash code value for this object
Return a string representation of this ParsePosition. @return a string representation of this object
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.
<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