org.xins.logdoc
Class ExceptionUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.xins.logdoc.ExceptionUtils

public final class ExceptionUtils

extends Object

Utility functions related to exceptions.

Since:

XINS 1.2.0

Version:

$Revision: 1.19 $ $Date: 2008/07/04 10:22:53 $

Author:

Ernst de Haan

Method Summary

static Throwable	getCause(Throwable exception) Determines the cause for the specified exception.
static Throwable	getRootCause(Throwable exception) Determines the root cause for the specified exception.
static void	setCause(Throwable exception, Throwable cause) Sets the cause for the specified exception.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getRootCause

public static Throwable getRootCause(Throwable exception)

Determines the root cause for the specified exception.

Parameters:

exception - the exception to determine the root cause for, can be null.

Returns:

the root cause exception, can be null.

getCause

public static Throwable getCause(Throwable exception)
                          throws IllegalArgumentException

Determines the cause for the specified exception.

Parameters:

exception - the exception to determine the cause for, cannot be null.

Returns:

the cause exception, can be null.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if exception == null.

setCause

public static void setCause(Throwable exception,
                            Throwable cause)
                     throws IllegalArgumentException,
                            IllegalStateException

Sets the cause for the specified exception.

Parameters:

exception - the exception to set the cause for, cannot be null.

cause - the cause exception, can be null but cannot be the same as exception.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if exception == null || exception == cause.

IllegalStateException - if the cause exception was already set.