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package co.aikar.commands.apachecommonslang;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.io.PrintWriter;
import java.io.StringWriter;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;
/**
* Provides utilities for manipulating and examining
* Throwable objects.
*
* @author Daniel Rall
* @author Dmitri Plotnikov
* @author Stephen Colebourne
* @author Gary Gregory
* @author Pete Gieser
* @since 1.0
* @version $Id$
*/
public class ApacheCommonsExceptionUtil {
private static final String LINE_SEPARATOR = System.getProperty("line.separator");
/**
* Used when printing stack frames to denote the start of a
* wrapped exception.
*
* Package private for accessibility by test suite.
*/
static final String WRAPPED_MARKER = " [wrapped] ";
/**
* The names of methods commonly used to access a wrapped exception.
*/
private static String[] CAUSE_METHOD_NAMES = {
"getCause",
"getNextException",
"getTargetException",
"getException",
"getSourceException",
"getRootCause",
"getCausedByException",
"getNested",
"getLinkedException",
"getNestedException",
"getLinkedCause",
"getThrowable",
};
/**
* The Method object for Java 1.4 getCause.
*/
private static final Method THROWABLE_CAUSE_METHOD;
/**
* The Method object for Java 1.4 initCause.
*/
private static final Method THROWABLE_INITCAUSE_METHOD;
static {
Method causeMethod;
try {
causeMethod = Throwable.class.getMethod("getCause", null);
} catch (Exception e) {
causeMethod = null;
}
THROWABLE_CAUSE_METHOD = causeMethod;
try {
causeMethod = Throwable.class.getMethod("initCause", Throwable.class);
} catch (Exception e) {
causeMethod = null;
}
THROWABLE_INITCAUSE_METHOD = causeMethod;
}
/**
*
* Public constructor allows an instance of ExceptionUtils to be created, although that is not
* normally necessary.
*
*/
public ApacheCommonsExceptionUtil() {
super();
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* Adds to the list of method names used in the search for Throwable
* objects.
*
* @param methodName the methodName to add to the list, null
* and empty strings are ignored
* @since 2.0
*/
public static void addCauseMethodName(String methodName) {
if (methodName != null && !methodName.isEmpty() && !isCauseMethodName(methodName)) {
List list = getCauseMethodNameList();
if (list.add(methodName)) {
CAUSE_METHOD_NAMES = toArray(list);
}
}
}
/**
* Removes from the list of method names used in the search for Throwable
* objects.
*
* @param methodName the methodName to remove from the list, null
* and empty strings are ignored
* @since 2.1
*/
public static void removeCauseMethodName(String methodName) {
if (methodName != null && !methodName.isEmpty()) {
List list = getCauseMethodNameList();
if (list.remove(methodName)) {
CAUSE_METHOD_NAMES = toArray(list);
}
}
}
/**
* Sets the cause of a Throwable using introspection, allowing
* source code compatibility between pre-1.4 and post-1.4 Java releases.
*
* The typical use of this method is inside a constructor as in
* the following example:
*
*
* import org.apache.commons.lang.exception.ExceptionUtils;
*
* public class MyException extends Exception {
*
* public MyException(String msg) {
* super(msg);
* }
*
* public MyException(String msg, Throwable cause) {
* super(msg);
* ExceptionUtils.setCause(this, cause);
* }
* }
*
*
* @param target the target Throwable
* @param cause the Throwable to set in the target
* @return a true if the target has been modified
* @since 2.2
*/
public static boolean setCause(Throwable target, Throwable cause) {
if (target == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("target");
}
Object[] causeArgs = new Object[]{cause};
boolean modifiedTarget = false;
if (THROWABLE_INITCAUSE_METHOD != null) {
try {
THROWABLE_INITCAUSE_METHOD.invoke(target, causeArgs);
modifiedTarget = true;
} catch (IllegalAccessException ignored) {
// Exception ignored.
} catch (InvocationTargetException ignored) {
// Exception ignored.
}
}
try {
Method setCauseMethod = target.getClass().getMethod("setCause", Throwable.class);
setCauseMethod.invoke(target, causeArgs);
modifiedTarget = true;
} catch (NoSuchMethodException ignored) {
// Exception ignored.
} catch (IllegalAccessException ignored) {
// Exception ignored.
} catch (InvocationTargetException ignored) {
// Exception ignored.
}
return modifiedTarget;
}
/**
* Returns the given list as a String[].
* @param list a list to transform.
* @return the given list as a String[].
*/
private static String[] toArray(List list) {
return (String[]) list.toArray(new String[list.size()]);
}
/**
* Returns {@link #CAUSE_METHOD_NAMES} as a List.
*
* @return {@link #CAUSE_METHOD_NAMES} as a List.
*/
private static ArrayList getCauseMethodNameList() {
return new ArrayList(Arrays.asList(CAUSE_METHOD_NAMES));
}
/**
* Tests if the list of method names used in the search for Throwable
* objects include the given name.
*
* @param methodName the methodName to search in the list.
* @return if the list of method names used in the search for Throwable
* objects include the given name.
* @since 2.1
*/
public static boolean isCauseMethodName(String methodName) {
return ApacheCommonsLangUtil.indexOf(CAUSE_METHOD_NAMES, methodName) >= 0;
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* Introspects the Throwable to obtain the cause.
*
* The method searches for methods with specific names that return a
* Throwable object. This will pick up most wrapping exceptions,
* including those from JDK 1.4, and
* The method names can be added to using {@link #addCauseMethodName(String)}.
*
* The default list searched for are:
*
* getCause()getNextException()getTargetException()getException()getSourceException()getRootCause()getCausedByException()getNested()
*
* In the absence of any such method, the object is inspected for a
* detail field assignable to a Throwable.
*
* If none of the above is found, returns null.
*
* @param throwable the throwable to introspect for a cause, may be null
* @return the cause of the Throwable,
* null if none found or null throwable input
* @since 1.0
*/
public static Throwable getCause(Throwable throwable) {
return getCause(throwable, CAUSE_METHOD_NAMES);
}
/**
* Introspects the Throwable to obtain the cause.
*
*
* - Try known exception types.
* - Try the supplied array of method names.
* - Try the field 'detail'.
*
*
* A null set of method names means use the default set.
* A null in the set of method names will be ignored.
*
* @param throwable the throwable to introspect for a cause, may be null
* @param methodNames the method names, null treated as default set
* @return the cause of the Throwable,
* null if none found or null throwable input
* @since 1.0
*/
public static Throwable getCause(Throwable throwable, String[] methodNames) {
if (throwable == null) {
return null;
}
Throwable cause = getCauseUsingWellKnownTypes(throwable);
if (cause == null) {
if (methodNames == null) {
methodNames = CAUSE_METHOD_NAMES;
}
for (int i = 0; i < methodNames.length; i++) {
String methodName = methodNames[i];
if (methodName != null) {
cause = getCauseUsingMethodName(throwable, methodName);
if (cause != null) {
break;
}
}
}
if (cause == null) {
cause = getCauseUsingFieldName(throwable, "detail");
}
}
return cause;
}
/**
* Introspects the Throwable to obtain the root cause.
*
* This method walks through the exception chain to the last element,
* "root" of the tree, using {@link #getCause(Throwable)}, and
* returns that exception.
*
* From version 2.2, this method handles recursive cause structures
* that might otherwise cause infinite loops. If the throwable parameter
* has a cause of itself, then null will be returned. If the throwable
* parameter cause chain loops, the last element in the chain before the
* loop is returned.
*
* @param throwable the throwable to get the root cause for, may be null
* @return the root cause of the Throwable,
* null if none found or null throwable input
*/
public static Throwable getRootCause(Throwable throwable) {
List list = getThrowableList(throwable);
return (list.size() < 2 ? null : (Throwable)list.get(list.size() - 1));
}
/**
* Finds a Throwable for known types.
*
* Uses instanceof checks to examine the exception,
* looking for well known types which could contain chained or
* wrapped exceptions.
*
* @param throwable the exception to examine
* @return the wrapped exception, or null if not found
*/
private static Throwable getCauseUsingWellKnownTypes(Throwable throwable) {
if (throwable instanceof Nestable) {
return throwable.getCause();
} else if (throwable instanceof SQLException) {
return ((SQLException) throwable).getNextException();
} else if (throwable instanceof InvocationTargetException) {
return ((InvocationTargetException) throwable).getTargetException();
} else {
return null;
}
}
/**
* Finds a Throwable by method name.
*
* @param throwable the exception to examine
* @param methodName the name of the method to find and invoke
* @return the wrapped exception, or null if not found
*/
private static Throwable getCauseUsingMethodName(Throwable throwable, String methodName) {
Method method = null;
try {
method = throwable.getClass().getMethod(methodName, null);
} catch (NoSuchMethodException ignored) {
// exception ignored
} catch (SecurityException ignored) {
// exception ignored
}
if (method != null && Throwable.class.isAssignableFrom(method.getReturnType())) {
try {
return (Throwable) method.invoke(throwable);
} catch (IllegalAccessException ignored) {
// exception ignored
} catch (IllegalArgumentException ignored) {
// exception ignored
} catch (InvocationTargetException ignored) {
// exception ignored
}
}
return null;
}
/**
* Finds a Throwable by field name.
*
* @param throwable the exception to examine
* @param fieldName the name of the attribute to examine
* @return the wrapped exception, or null if not found
*/
private static Throwable getCauseUsingFieldName(Throwable throwable, String fieldName) {
Field field = null;
try {
field = throwable.getClass().getField(fieldName);
} catch (NoSuchFieldException ignored) {
// exception ignored
} catch (SecurityException ignored) {
// exception ignored
}
if (field != null && Throwable.class.isAssignableFrom(field.getType())) {
try {
return (Throwable) field.get(throwable);
} catch (IllegalAccessException ignored) {
// exception ignored
} catch (IllegalArgumentException ignored) {
// exception ignored
}
}
return null;
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* Checks if the Throwable class has a getCause method.
*
* This is true for JDK 1.4 and above.
*
* @return true if Throwable is nestable
* @since 2.0
*/
public static boolean isThrowableNested() {
return THROWABLE_CAUSE_METHOD != null;
}
/**
* Checks whether this Throwable class can store a cause.
*
* This method does not check whether it actually does store a cause.
*
* @param throwable the Throwable to examine, may be null
* @return boolean true if nested otherwise false
* @since 2.0
*/
public static boolean isNestedThrowable(Throwable throwable) {
if (throwable == null) {
return false;
}
if (throwable instanceof Nestable) {
return true;
} else if (throwable instanceof SQLException) {
return true;
} else if (throwable instanceof InvocationTargetException) {
return true;
} else if (isThrowableNested()) {
return true;
}
Class cls = throwable.getClass();
for (int i = 0, isize = CAUSE_METHOD_NAMES.length; i < isize; i++) {
try {
Method method = cls.getMethod(CAUSE_METHOD_NAMES[i], null);
if (method != null && Throwable.class.isAssignableFrom(method.getReturnType())) {
return true;
}
} catch (NoSuchMethodException ignored) {
// exception ignored
} catch (SecurityException ignored) {
// exception ignored
}
}
try {
Field field = cls.getField("detail");
if (field != null) {
return true;
}
} catch (NoSuchFieldException ignored) {
// exception ignored
} catch (SecurityException ignored) {
// exception ignored
}
return false;
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
*
Counts the number of Throwable objects in the
* exception chain.
*
* A throwable without cause will return 1.
* A throwable with one cause will return 2 and so on.
* A null throwable will return 0.
*
* From version 2.2, this method handles recursive cause structures
* that might otherwise cause infinite loops. The cause chain is
* processed until the end is reached, or until the next item in the
* chain is already in the result set.
*
* @param throwable the throwable to inspect, may be null
* @return the count of throwables, zero if null input
*/
public static int getThrowableCount(Throwable throwable) {
return getThrowableList(throwable).size();
}
/**
* Returns the list of Throwable objects in the
* exception chain.
*
* A throwable without cause will return an array containing
* one element - the input throwable.
* A throwable with one cause will return an array containing
* two elements. - the input throwable and the cause throwable.
* A null throwable will return an array of size zero.
*
* From version 2.2, this method handles recursive cause structures
* that might otherwise cause infinite loops. The cause chain is
* processed until the end is reached, or until the next item in the
* chain is already in the result set.
*
* @see #getThrowableList(Throwable)
* @param throwable the throwable to inspect, may be null
* @return the array of throwables, never null
*/
public static Throwable[] getThrowables(Throwable throwable) {
List list = getThrowableList(throwable);
return (Throwable[]) list.toArray(new Throwable[list.size()]);
}
/**
* Returns the list of Throwable objects in the
* exception chain.
*
* A throwable without cause will return a list containing
* one element - the input throwable.
* A throwable with one cause will return a list containing
* two elements. - the input throwable and the cause throwable.
* A null throwable will return a list of size zero.
*
* This method handles recursive cause structures that might
* otherwise cause infinite loops. The cause chain is processed until
* the end is reached, or until the next item in the chain is already
* in the result set.
*
* @param throwable the throwable to inspect, may be null
* @return the list of throwables, never null
* @since Commons Lang 2.2
*/
public static List getThrowableList(Throwable throwable) {
List list = new ArrayList();
while (throwable != null && list.contains(throwable) == false) {
list.add(throwable);
throwable = getCause(throwable);
}
return list;
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* Returns the (zero based) index of the first Throwable
* that matches the specified class (exactly) in the exception chain.
* Subclasses of the specified class do not match - see
* {@link #indexOfType(Throwable, Class)} for the opposite.
*
* A null throwable returns -1.
* A null type returns -1.
* No match in the chain returns -1.
*
* @param throwable the throwable to inspect, may be null
* @param clazz the class to search for, subclasses do not match, null returns -1
* @return the index into the throwable chain, -1 if no match or null input
*/
public static int indexOfThrowable(Throwable throwable, Class clazz) {
return indexOf(throwable, clazz, 0, false);
}
/**
* Returns the (zero based) index of the first Throwable
* that matches the specified type in the exception chain from
* a specified index.
* Subclasses of the specified class do not match - see
* {@link #indexOfType(Throwable, Class, int)} for the opposite.
*
* A null throwable returns -1.
* A null type returns -1.
* No match in the chain returns -1.
* A negative start index is treated as zero.
* A start index greater than the number of throwables returns -1.
*
* @param throwable the throwable to inspect, may be null
* @param clazz the class to search for, subclasses do not match, null returns -1
* @param fromIndex the (zero based) index of the starting position,
* negative treated as zero, larger than chain size returns -1
* @return the index into the throwable chain, -1 if no match or null input
*/
public static int indexOfThrowable(Throwable throwable, Class clazz, int fromIndex) {
return indexOf(throwable, clazz, fromIndex, false);
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* Returns the (zero based) index of the first Throwable
* that matches the specified class or subclass in the exception chain.
* Subclasses of the specified class do match - see
* {@link #indexOfThrowable(Throwable, Class)} for the opposite.
*
* A null throwable returns -1.
* A null type returns -1.
* No match in the chain returns -1.
*
* @param throwable the throwable to inspect, may be null
* @param type the type to search for, subclasses match, null returns -1
* @return the index into the throwable chain, -1 if no match or null input
* @since 2.1
*/
public static int indexOfType(Throwable throwable, Class type) {
return indexOf(throwable, type, 0, true);
}
/**
* Returns the (zero based) index of the first Throwable
* that matches the specified type in the exception chain from
* a specified index.
* Subclasses of the specified class do match - see
* {@link #indexOfThrowable(Throwable, Class)} for the opposite.
*
* A null throwable returns -1.
* A null type returns -1.
* No match in the chain returns -1.
* A negative start index is treated as zero.
* A start index greater than the number of throwables returns -1.
*
* @param throwable the throwable to inspect, may be null
* @param type the type to search for, subclasses match, null returns -1
* @param fromIndex the (zero based) index of the starting position,
* negative treated as zero, larger than chain size returns -1
* @return the index into the throwable chain, -1 if no match or null input
* @since 2.1
*/
public static int indexOfType(Throwable throwable, Class type, int fromIndex) {
return indexOf(throwable, type, fromIndex, true);
}
/**
* Worker method for the indexOfType methods.
*
* @param throwable the throwable to inspect, may be null
* @param type the type to search for, subclasses match, null returns -1
* @param fromIndex the (zero based) index of the starting position,
* negative treated as zero, larger than chain size returns -1
* @param subclass if true, compares with {@link Class#isAssignableFrom(Class)}, otherwise compares
* using references
* @return index of the type within throwables nested withing the specified throwable
*/
private static int indexOf(Throwable throwable, Class type, int fromIndex, boolean subclass) {
if (throwable == null || type == null) {
return -1;
}
if (fromIndex < 0) {
fromIndex = 0;
}
Throwable[] throwables = getThrowables(throwable);
if (fromIndex >= throwables.length) {
return -1;
}
if (subclass) {
for (int i = fromIndex; i < throwables.length; i++) {
if (type.isAssignableFrom(throwables[i].getClass())) {
return i;
}
}
} else {
for (int i = fromIndex; i < throwables.length; i++) {
if (type.equals(throwables[i].getClass())) {
return i;
}
}
}
return -1;
}
/**
* Removes common frames from the cause trace given the two stack traces.
*
* @param causeFrames stack trace of a cause throwable
* @param wrapperFrames stack trace of a wrapper throwable
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if either argument is null
* @since 2.0
*/
public static void removeCommonFrames(List causeFrames, List wrapperFrames) {
if (causeFrames == null || wrapperFrames == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("The List must not be null");
}
int causeFrameIndex = causeFrames.size() - 1;
int wrapperFrameIndex = wrapperFrames.size() - 1;
while (causeFrameIndex >= 0 && wrapperFrameIndex >= 0) {
// Remove the frame from the cause trace if it is the same
// as in the wrapper trace
String causeFrame = (String) causeFrames.get(causeFrameIndex);
String wrapperFrame = (String) wrapperFrames.get(wrapperFrameIndex);
if (causeFrame.equals(wrapperFrame)) {
causeFrames.remove(causeFrameIndex);
}
causeFrameIndex--;
wrapperFrameIndex--;
}
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* A way to get the entire nested stack-trace of an throwable.
*
* The result of this method is highly dependent on the JDK version
* and whether the exceptions override printStackTrace or not.
*
* @param throwable the Throwable to be examined
* @return the nested stack trace, with the root cause first
* @since 2.0
*/
public static String getFullStackTrace(Throwable throwable) {
StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(sw, true);
Throwable[] ts = getThrowables(throwable);
for (int i = 0; i < ts.length; i++) {
ts[i].printStackTrace(pw);
if (isNestedThrowable(ts[i])) {
break;
}
}
return sw.getBuffer().toString();
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* Gets the stack trace from a Throwable as a String.
*
* The result of this method vary by JDK version as this method
* uses {@link Throwable#printStackTrace(java.io.PrintWriter)}.
* On JDK1.3 and earlier, the cause exception will not be shown
* unless the specified throwable alters printStackTrace.
*
* @param throwable the Throwable to be examined
* @return the stack trace as generated by the exception's
* printStackTrace(PrintWriter) method
*/
public static String getStackTrace(Throwable throwable) {
StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(sw, true);
throwable.printStackTrace(pw);
return sw.getBuffer().toString();
}
/**
* Captures the stack trace associated with the specified
* Throwable object, decomposing it into a list of
* stack frames.
*
* The result of this method vary by JDK version as this method
* uses {@link Throwable#printStackTrace(java.io.PrintWriter)}.
* On JDK1.3 and earlier, the cause exception will not be shown
* unless the specified throwable alters printStackTrace.
*
* @param throwable the Throwable to examine, may be null
* @return an array of strings describing each stack frame, never null
*/
// public static String[] getStackFrames(Throwable throwable) {
// if (throwable == null) {
// return ArrayUtils.EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY;
// }
// return getStackFrames(getStackTrace(throwable));
// }
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* Returns an array where each element is a line from the argument.
*
* The end of line is determined by the value of {@link SystemUtils#LINE_SEPARATOR}.
*
* Functionality shared between the
* getStackFrames(Throwable) methods of this and the
* {@link org.apache.commons.lang.exception.NestableDelegate} classes.
*
* @param stackTrace a stack trace String
* @return an array where each element is a line from the argument
*/
// static String[] getStackFrames(String stackTrace) {
// String linebreak = SystemUtils.LINE_SEPARATOR;
// StringTokenizer frames = new StringTokenizer(stackTrace, linebreak);
// List list = new ArrayList();
// while (frames.hasMoreTokens()) {
// list.add(frames.nextToken());
// }
// return toArray(list);
// }
/**
* Produces a List of stack frames - the message
* is not included. Only the trace of the specified exception is
* returned, any caused by trace is stripped.
*
* This works in most cases - it will only fail if the exception
* message contains a line that starts with:
* " at".
*
* @param t is any throwable
* @return List of stack frames
*/
static List getStackFrameList(Throwable t) {
String stackTrace = getStackTrace(t);
String linebreak = LINE_SEPARATOR;
StringTokenizer frames = new StringTokenizer(stackTrace, linebreak);
List list = new ArrayList();
boolean traceStarted = false;
while (frames.hasMoreTokens()) {
String token = frames.nextToken();
// Determine if the line starts with at
int at = token.indexOf("at");
if (at != -1 && token.substring(0, at).trim().length() == 0) {
traceStarted = true;
list.add(token);
} else if (traceStarted) {
break;
}
}
return list;
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* Gets a short message summarising the exception.
*
* The message returned is of the form
* {ClassNameWithoutPackage}: {ThrowableMessage}
*
* @param th the throwable to get a message for, null returns empty string
* @return the message, non-null
* @since Commons Lang 2.2
*/
// public static String getMessage(Throwable th) {
// if (th == null) {
// return "";
// }
// String clsName = ClassUtils.getShortClassName(th, null);
// String msg = th.getMessage();
// return clsName + ": " + StringUtils.defaultString(msg);
// }
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* Gets a short message summarising the root cause exception.
*
* The message returned is of the form
* {ClassNameWithoutPackage}: {ThrowableMessage}
*
* @param th the throwable to get a message for, null returns empty string
* @return the message, non-null
* @since Commons Lang 2.2
*/
// public static String getRootCauseMessage(Throwable th) {
// Throwable root = ExceptionUtils.getRootCause(th);
// root = (root == null ? th : root);
// return getMessage(root);
// }
/**
* An interface to be implemented by {@link java.lang.Throwable}
* extensions which would like to be able to nest root exceptions
* inside themselves.
*
* @author Daniel Rall
* @author Kasper Nielsen
* @author Steven Caswell
* @author Pete Gieser
* @since 1.0
* @version $Id$
*/
public interface Nestable {
/**
* Returns the reference to the exception or error that caused the
* exception implementing the Nestable to be thrown.
*
* @return throwable that caused the original exception
*/
Throwable getCause();
/**
* Returns the error message of this and any nested
* Throwable.
*
* @return the error message
*/
String getMessage();
/**
* Returns the error message of the Throwable in the chain
* of Throwables at the specified index, numbered from 0.
*
* @param index the index of the Throwable in the chain of
* Throwables
* @return the error message, or null if the Throwable at the
* specified index in the chain does not contain a message
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index argument is
* negative or not less than the count of Throwables in the
* chain
*/
String getMessage(int index);
/**
* Returns the error message of this and any nested Throwables
* in an array of Strings, one element for each message. Any
* Throwable not containing a message is represented in the
* array by a null. This has the effect of cause the length of the returned
* array to be equal to the result of the {@link #getThrowableCount()}
* operation.
*
* @return the error messages
*/
String[] getMessages();
/**
* Returns the Throwable in the chain of
* Throwables at the specified index, numbered from 0.
*
* @param index the index, numbered from 0, of the Throwable in
* the chain of Throwables
* @return the Throwable
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index argument is
* negative or not less than the count of Throwables in the
* chain
*/
Throwable getThrowable(int index);
/**
* Returns the number of nested Throwables represented by
* this Nestable, including this Nestable.
*
* @return the throwable count
*/
int getThrowableCount();
/**
* Returns this Nestable and any nested Throwables
* in an array of Throwables, one element for each
* Throwable.
*
* @return the Throwables
*/
Throwable[] getThrowables();
/**
* Returns the index, numbered from 0, of the first occurrence of the
* specified type, or a subclass, in the chain of Throwables.
* The method returns -1 if the specified type is not found in the chain.
*
* NOTE: From v2.1, we have clarified the Nestable interface
* such that this method matches subclasses.
* If you want to NOT match subclasses, please use
* (which is avaiable in all versions of lang).
*
* @param type the type to find, subclasses match, null returns -1
* @return index of the first occurrence of the type in the chain, or -1 if
* the type is not found
*/
int indexOfThrowable(Class type);
/**
* Returns the index, numbered from 0, of the first Throwable
* that matches the specified type, or a subclass, in the chain of Throwables
* with an index greater than or equal to the specified index.
* The method returns -1 if the specified type is not found in the chain.
*
* NOTE: From v2.1, we have clarified the Nestable interface
* such that this method matches subclasses.
* If you want to NOT match subclasses, please use
* (which is avaiable in all versions of lang).
*
* @param type the type to find, subclasses match, null returns -1
* @param fromIndex the index, numbered from 0, of the starting position in
* the chain to be searched
* @return index of the first occurrence of the type in the chain, or -1 if
* the type is not found
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the fromIndex argument
* is negative or not less than the count of Throwables in the
* chain
*/
int indexOfThrowable(Class type, int fromIndex);
/**
* Prints the stack trace of this exception to the specified print
* writer. Includes information from the exception, if any,
* which caused this exception.
*
* @param out PrintWriter to use for output.
*/
void printStackTrace(PrintWriter out);
/**
* Prints the stack trace of this exception to the specified print
* stream. Includes information from the exception, if any,
* which caused this exception.
*
* @param out PrintStream to use for output.
*/
void printStackTrace(PrintStream out);
/**
* Prints the stack trace for this exception only--root cause not
* included--using the provided writer. Used by
* individual stack traces to a buffer. The implementation of
* this method should call
* super.printStackTrace(out); in most cases.
*
* @param out The writer to use.
*/
void printPartialStackTrace(PrintWriter out);
}
}