public class ExceptionHelper
extends java.lang.Object
Helper class for handling exception nesting, which is only supported in JDKs which are version 1.4 or later.
Sample usage:try { // Validate arguments } catch (Exception e) { Exception myException = new IllegalArgumentException("Doh!"); ExceptionHelper.setCause(myException, e); throw myException; }
Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
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static java.lang.Throwable |
getCause(java.lang.Throwable exception)
Get the underlying cause
Throwable of the given exception
if this JDK supports the Throwable#getCause() method. |
static java.lang.Throwable |
setCause(java.lang.Throwable exception,
java.lang.Throwable cause)
Set the given
Throwable |
static boolean |
supportsNestedThrowable()
Get whether the Throwable hierarchy for this JDK supports
initCause()/getCause().
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public static java.lang.Throwable setCause(java.lang.Throwable exception, java.lang.Throwable cause)
Throwable's cause if this JDK supports
the Throwable#initCause(Throwable)
method.
public static java.lang.Throwable getCause(java.lang.Throwable exception)
Throwable
of the given exception
if this JDK supports the Throwable#getCause()
method.public static boolean supportsNestedThrowable()