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package org.apache.tomcat.util;

import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;


Utilities for handling Throwables and Exceptions.
/** * Utilities for handling Throwables and Exceptions. */
public class ExceptionUtils {
Checks whether the supplied Throwable is one that needs to be rethrown and swallows all others.
Params:
  • t – the Throwable to check
/** * Checks whether the supplied Throwable is one that needs to be * rethrown and swallows all others. * @param t the Throwable to check */
public static void handleThrowable(Throwable t) { if (t instanceof ThreadDeath) { throw (ThreadDeath) t; } if (t instanceof StackOverflowError) { // Swallow silently - it should be recoverable return; } if (t instanceof VirtualMachineError) { throw (VirtualMachineError) t; } // All other instances of Throwable will be silently swallowed }
Checks whether the supplied Throwable is an instance of InvocationTargetException and returns the throwable that is wrapped by it, if there is any.
Params:
  • t – the Throwable to check
Returns:t or t.getCause()
/** * Checks whether the supplied Throwable is an instance of * <code>InvocationTargetException</code> and returns the throwable that is * wrapped by it, if there is any. * * @param t the Throwable to check * @return <code>t</code> or <code>t.getCause()</code> */
public static Throwable unwrapInvocationTargetException(Throwable t) { if (t instanceof InvocationTargetException && t.getCause() != null) { return t.getCause(); } return t; }
NO-OP method provided to enable simple pre-loading of this class. Since the class is used extensively in error handling, it is prudent to pre-load it to avoid any failure to load this class masking the true problem during error handling.
/** * NO-OP method provided to enable simple pre-loading of this class. Since * the class is used extensively in error handling, it is prudent to * pre-load it to avoid any failure to load this class masking the true * problem during error handling. */
public static void preload() { // NO-OP } }