org.quartz.utils

Class ExceptionHelper

java.lang.Object

org.quartz.utils.ExceptionHelper

public class ExceptionHelper
extends java.lang.Object

Helper class for handling exception nesting, which is only supported in JDKs which are version 1.4 or later.

Sample usage:

 try {
     // Validate arguments
 } catch (Exception e) {
     Exception myException = new IllegalArgumentException("Doh!");
     ExceptionHelper.setCause(myException, e);
     throw myException;
 }
 

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.lang.Throwable	getCause(java.lang.Throwable exception) Get the underlying cause Throwable of the given exception if this JDK supports the Throwable#getCause() method.
static java.lang.Throwable	setCause(java.lang.Throwable exception, java.lang.Throwable cause) Set the given Throwable's cause if this JDK supports the Throwable#initCause(Throwable) method.
static boolean	supportsNestedThrowable() Get whether the Throwable hierarchy for this JDK supports initCause()/getCause().

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

setCause

public static java.lang.Throwable setCause(java.lang.Throwable exception,
                           java.lang.Throwable cause)

Set the given Throwable's cause if this JDK supports the Throwable#initCause(Throwable) method.

getCause

public static java.lang.Throwable getCause(java.lang.Throwable exception)

Get the underlying cause Throwable of the given exception if this JDK supports the Throwable#getCause() method.

supportsNestedThrowable

public static boolean supportsNestedThrowable()

Get whether the Throwable hierarchy for this JDK supports initCause()/getCause().