--- a/langtools/make/tools/propertiesparser/parser/MessageLine.java	Wed Jun 14 20:05:01 2017 +0000
+++ b/langtools/make/tools/propertiesparser/parser/MessageLine.java	Thu Jun 15 13:44:42 2017 +0200
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 public class MessageLine {
 
     static final Pattern emptyOrCommentPattern = Pattern.compile("( *#.*)?");
-    static final Pattern typePattern = Pattern.compile("[-\\\\'A-Z\\.a-z ]+( \\([A-Za-z 0-9]+\\))?");
+    static final Pattern typePattern = Pattern.compile("[-\\\\'A-Z\\.a-z ]+( \\([-A-Za-z 0-9]+\\))?");
     static final Pattern infoPattern = Pattern.compile(String.format("# ([0-9]+: %s, )*[0-9]+: %s",
             typePattern.pattern(), typePattern.pattern()));