Java Throwable to String getStackTraceString(Throwable cause, String delimiter, int maxLines)

Description

get Stack Trace String

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static String getStackTraceString(Throwable cause, String delimiter, int maxLines) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from w  w w . j  a  v  a 2 s  . c om
 * Copyright 2007-2010 the original author or authors.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
 * in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
 * is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
 * or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
 * the License.
 */

import java.io.PrintWriter;
import java.io.StringWriter;

public class Main {
    public static String getStackTraceString(Throwable cause, String delimiter, int maxLines) {
        StringWriter stringWriter = new StringWriter();
        PrintWriter printWriter = new PrintWriter(stringWriter);
        printWriter.print(cause.getMessage() + delimiter);
        printWriter.print("(" + cause.getClass().getName() + ")" + delimiter);
        printWriter.println();

        StackTraceElement[] stackTrace = cause.getStackTrace();
        for (int i = 0; i < stackTrace.length; i++) {
            printWriter.print(stackTrace[i] + delimiter);
            if (i >= maxLines)
                break;
        }
        return stringWriter.toString();
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Gets the stack trace from a Throwable as a String.
     * </p>
     * 
     * <p>
     * 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.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param throwable the <code>Throwable</code> to be examined
     * @return the stack trace as generated by the exception's
    * <code>printStackTrace(PrintWriter)</code> method
    */
    public static String getStackTrace(Throwable throwable) {
        StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
        PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(sw, true);
        throwable.printStackTrace(pw);
        return sw.getBuffer().toString();
    }
}

Related

1. getStackTraceFromThrowable(Throwable t)
2. getStackTraceInString(Throwable throwable)
3. getStackTraceLines(Throwable t, int numLines)
4. getStackTraceOnly(Throwable throwable)
5. getStackTraceString(final Throwable currentEx)
6. getStackTraceString(Throwable e)
7. getStackTraceString(Throwable t)
8. getStackTraceString(Throwable throwable)
9. getStackTraceString(Throwable throwable)