diff --git a/src/main/java/org/json/simple/parser/ParseException.java b/src/main/java/org/json/simple/parser/ParseException.java
index f497cd9..dbfefc0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/json/simple/parser/ParseException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/json/simple/parser/ParseException.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ package org.json.simple.parser;
  *
  */
 public class ParseException extends Exception {
-	private static final long serialVersionUID = -7880698968187728548L;
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = -7880698968187728547L;
 	
 	public static final int ERROR_UNEXPECTED_CHAR = 0;
 	public static final int ERROR_UNEXPECTED_TOKEN = 1;
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class ParseException extends Exception {
 		this.unexpectedObject = unexpectedObject;
 	}
 	
-	public String toString(){
+	public String getMessage() {
 		StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
 		
 		switch(errorType){