Package com.norconex.commons.lang

Class ExceptionUtil

java.lang.Object

com.norconex.commons.lang.ExceptionUtil

public final class ExceptionUtil
extends Object

Exception-related utility methods.

Since:

2.0.0

Author:

Pascal Essiembre

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	getFormattedMessages(Throwable throwable)	Gets a formatted string made of short messages summarizing all exceptions objects in the exception chain, starting with and including the supplied exception.
static List<String>	getMessageList(Throwable throwable)	Gets a list of short messages summarizing all exceptions objects in the exception chain, starting with and including the supplied exception.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getFormattedMessages

public static String getFormattedMessages(Throwable throwable)

Gets a formatted string made of short messages summarizing all exceptions objects in the exception chain, starting with and including the supplied exception.

Each messages returned are in the form {ClassNameWithoutPackage}: {ThrowableMessage}. Exceptions with null messages are returned as empty strings.

This method handles infinite loops. A null exception returns an empty string (never null).

Parameters:

throwable - the throwable to inspect, may be null

Returns:

formatted string or empty string, never null

getMessageList

public static List<String> getMessageList(Throwable throwable)

Gets a list of short messages summarizing all exceptions objects in the exception chain, starting with and including the supplied exception.

Each messages returned are in the form {ClassNameWithoutPackage}: {ThrowableMessage}. Exceptions with null messages are returned as empty strings.

This method handles infinite loops and never returns null.

Parameters:

throwable - the throwable to inspect, may be null

Returns:

the list of messages, never null