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package org.apache.webbeans.util;

public abstract class ExceptionUtil
{
    private ExceptionUtil()
    {
        // prevent instantiation
    }

    public static RuntimeException throwAsRuntimeException(Throwable throwable)
    {
        //Attention: helper which allows to use a trick to throw
        // a catched checked exception without a wrapping exception
        new ExceptionHelper().throwException(throwable);
        return null; //not needed due to the helper trick, but it's easier for using it
    }

    @SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked" })
    private static class ExceptionHelper
    {
        private void throwException(Throwable exception) throws T
        {
            try
            {
                //exception-type is only checked at compile-time
                throw (T) exception;
            }
            catch (ClassCastException e)
            {
                //doesn't happen with existing JVMs! - if that changes the local ClassCastException needs to be ignored
                //-> throw original exception
                if (e.getStackTrace()[0].toString().contains(getClass().getName()))
                {
                    if (exception instanceof RuntimeException)
                    {
                        throw (RuntimeException) exception;
                    }
                    throw new RuntimeException(exception);
                }
                //if the exception to throw is a ClassCastException, throw it
                throw e;
            }
        }
    }
}