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      1 /*
      2  * $HeadURL: http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpcomponents/httpcore/trunk/module-main/src/main/java/org/apache/http/util/ExceptionUtils.java $
      3  * $Revision: 613003 $
      4  * $Date: 2008-01-17 15:00:42 -0800 (Thu, 17 Jan 2008) $
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     31 package org.apache.http.util;
     32 
     33 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
     34 
     35 /**
     36  * The home for utility methods that handle various exception-related tasks.
     37  *
     38  * @author <a href="mailto:oleg at ural.ru">Oleg Kalnichevski</a>
     39  * @author <a href="mailto:laura (at) lwerner.org">Laura Werner</a>
     40  *
     41  * @since 4.0
     42  */
     43 public final class ExceptionUtils {
     44 
     45     /** A reference to Throwable's initCause method, or null if it's not there in this JVM */
     46     static private final Method INIT_CAUSE_METHOD = getInitCauseMethod();
     47 
     48     /**
     49      * Returns a <code>Method<code> allowing access to
     50      * {@link Throwable#initCause(Throwable) initCause} method of {@link Throwable},
     51      * or <code>null</code> if the method
     52      * does not exist.
     53      *
     54      * @return A <code>Method<code> for <code>Throwable.initCause</code>, or
     55      * <code>null</code> if unavailable.
     56      */
     57     static private Method getInitCauseMethod() {
     58         try {
     59             Class[] paramsClasses = new Class[] { Throwable.class };
     60             return Throwable.class.getMethod("initCause", paramsClasses);
     61         } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
     62             return null;
     63         }
     64     }
     65 
     66     /**
     67      * If we're running on JDK 1.4 or later, initialize the cause for the given throwable.
     68      *
     69      * @param  throwable The throwable.
     70      * @param  cause     The cause of the throwable.
     71      */
     72     public static void initCause(Throwable throwable, Throwable cause) {
     73         if (INIT_CAUSE_METHOD != null) {
     74             try {
     75                 INIT_CAUSE_METHOD.invoke(throwable, new Object[] { cause });
     76             } catch (Exception e) {
     77                 // Well, with no logging, the only option is to munch the exception
     78             }
     79         }
     80     }
     81 
     82     private ExceptionUtils() {
     83     }
     84 
     85 }
     86