com.sun.appserv.management.util.misc
Class ExceptionUtil

java.lang.Object
  com.sun.appserv.management.util.misc.ExceptionUtil

public final class ExceptionUtil
extends Object

Useful utilities for Exceptions

Method Summary

static Throwable[]	getCauses(Throwable start) Get the chain of exceptions via getCause().
static Throwable	getRootCause(Throwable e) Get the original troublemaker.
static String	getStackTrace(Throwable t) Get the stack trace as a String.
static String	toString(Throwable t)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

toString

public static String toString(Throwable t)

getCauses

public static Throwable[] getCauses(Throwable start)

Get the chain of exceptions via getCause(). The first element is the Exception passed.

Parameters:

start - the Exception to traverse

Returns:

a Throwable[] or an Exception[] as appropriate

getRootCause

public static Throwable getRootCause(Throwable e)

Get the original troublemaker.

Parameters:

e - the Exception to dig into

Returns:

the original Throwable that started the problem

getStackTrace

public static String getStackTrace(Throwable t)

Get the stack trace as a String.

Parameters:

t - the Throwabe whose stack trace should be gotten

Returns:

a String containing the stack trace