public class ExceptionHelper extends 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 Throwable |
getCause(Throwable exception)
Get the underlying cause
Throwable of the given exception
if this JDK supports the Throwable#getCause() method. |
static Throwable |
setCause(Throwable exception,
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 Throwable setCause(Throwable exception, Throwable cause)
Throwable's cause if this JDK supports
the Throwable#initCause(Throwable)
method.
public static Throwable getCause(Throwable exception)
Throwable
of the given exception
if this JDK supports the Throwable#getCause()
method.public static boolean supportsNestedThrowable()
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