org.springframework.core

Class NestedExceptionUtils

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.core.NestedExceptionUtils

public abstract class NestedExceptionUtils
extends java.lang.Object

Helper class for implementing exception classes which are capable of holding nested exceptions. Necessary because we can't share a base class among different exception types.

Mainly for use within the framework.

Since:

2.0

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

NestedRuntimeException, NestedCheckedException, NestedIOException, NestedServletException

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
NestedExceptionUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.lang.String	buildMessage(java.lang.String message, java.lang.Throwable cause) Build a message for the given base message and root cause.
static java.lang.Throwable	getMostSpecificCause(java.lang.Throwable original) Retrieve the most specific cause of the given exception, that is, either the innermost cause (root cause) or the exception itself.
static java.lang.Throwable	getRootCause(java.lang.Throwable original) Retrieve the innermost cause of the given exception, if any.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

NestedExceptionUtils

public NestedExceptionUtils()

Method Detail

buildMessage

public static java.lang.String buildMessage(java.lang.String message,
                                            java.lang.Throwable cause)

Build a message for the given base message and root cause.

Parameters:

message - the base message

cause - the root cause

Returns:

the full exception message

getRootCause

public static java.lang.Throwable getRootCause(java.lang.Throwable original)

Retrieve the innermost cause of the given exception, if any.

Parameters:

original - the original exception to introspect

Returns:

the innermost exception, or null if none

Since:

4.3.9

getMostSpecificCause

public static java.lang.Throwable getMostSpecificCause(java.lang.Throwable original)

Retrieve the most specific cause of the given exception, that is, either the innermost cause (root cause) or the exception itself.

Differs from getRootCause(java.lang.Throwable) in that it falls back to the original exception if there is no root cause.

Parameters:

original - the original exception to introspect

Returns:

the most specific cause (never null)

Since:

4.3.9