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# Class java.text.ParsePosition

    java.lang.Object
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       +----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.

See Also:
  Format

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ParsePosition(int)
  Create a new ParsePosition with the given initial index.

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getIndex()
  Retrieve the current parse position.
setIndex(int)
  Set the current parse position.

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ParsePosition

     public ParsePosition(int index)

  Create a new ParsePosition with the given initial index.

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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.

setIndex

     public void setIndex(int index)

  Set the current parse position.

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