com.xmlmind.util
Class ThrowableUtil

java.lang.Object
  com.xmlmind.util.ThrowableUtil

public final class ThrowableUtil
extends java.lang.Object

A collection of utility functions (static methods) related to Exceptions.

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	detailedReason(java.lang.Throwable e) Equivalent to detailedReason(e, 1).
static java.lang.String	detailedReason(java.lang.Throwable e, int maxCauses) Same as reason(java.lang.Throwable) except that the stack trace of specified exception is integrated to returned message.
static void	detailedReason(java.lang.Throwable e, java.lang.StringBuilder buffer) Copies both the message and the stack trace of specified exception to specified buffer.
static java.lang.String	reason(java.lang.Throwable e) Returns the message of specified exception.
static java.lang.String	reasonLine(java.lang.Throwable e) One line describing specified Throwable in a comprehensive way.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

reason

public static java.lang.String reason(java.lang.Throwable e)

Returns the message of specified exception. Returns the class name of specified exception if this exception has no message.

reasonLine

public static java.lang.String reasonLine(java.lang.Throwable e)

One line describing specified Throwable in a comprehensive way.

More detailed than (single-line) reason(java.lang.Throwable) and less detailed than (multi-line) detailedReason(java.lang.Throwable).

detailedReason

public static java.lang.String detailedReason(java.lang.Throwable e)

Equivalent to detailedReason(e, 1).

detailedReason

public static java.lang.String detailedReason(java.lang.Throwable e,
                                              int maxCauses)

Same as reason(java.lang.Throwable) except that the stack trace of specified exception is integrated to returned message.

Parameters:

e - the Throwable to be formatted

maxCauses - in case of a chained Throwable, maximum number of causes (Throwable.getCause()) to be included in the formatted string

Returns:

formatted string representation of specified Throwable

detailedReason

public static void detailedReason(java.lang.Throwable e,
                                  java.lang.StringBuilder buffer)

Copies both the message and the stack trace of specified exception to specified buffer.