com.xmlmind.util

Class ThrowableUtil

java.lang.Object

com.xmlmind.util.ThrowableUtil

public final class ThrowableUtil
extends Object

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

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	detailedReason(Throwable e) Equivalent to detailedReason(e, 1).
static String	detailedReason(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(Throwable e, StringBuilder buffer) Copies both the message and the stack trace of specified exception to specified buffer.
static String	reason(Throwable e) Returns the message of specified exception.
static String	reasonLine(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 String reason(Throwable e)

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

reasonLine

public static String reasonLine(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 String detailedReason(Throwable e)

Equivalent to detailedReason(e, 1).

detailedReason

public static String detailedReason(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(Throwable e,
                                  StringBuilder buffer)

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