ThrowableUtil (XMLmind Asssembly Processor Java[tm] API)

java.lang.Object
- com.xmlmind.util.ThrowableUtil

```
public final class ThrowableUtil
extends Object
```
A collection of utility functions (static methods) related to Exceptions.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static String`	`detailedReason(Throwable e)`	Equivalent to `detailedReason(e, 1)`.
`static String`	`detailedReason(Throwable e, int maxCauses)`	Same as `reason(java.lang.Throwable)` except that the stack trace of specified exception is integrated to returned message.
`static void`	`detailedReason(Throwable e, StringBuilder buffer)`	Copies both the message and the stack trace of specified exception to specified buffer.
`static String`	`reason(Throwable e)`	Returns the message of specified exception.
`static String`	`reasonLine(Throwable e)`	One line describing specified Throwable in a comprehensive way.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - reason
```
public static String reason(Throwable e)
```
    Returns the message of specified exception. Returns the class name of specified exception if this exception has no message.
  - reasonLine
```
public static String reasonLine(Throwable e)
```
    One line describing specified Throwable in a comprehensive way.
    More detailed than (single-line) reason(java.lang.Throwable) and less detailed than (multi-line) detailedReason(java.lang.Throwable).
  - detailedReason
```
public static String detailedReason(Throwable e)
```
    Equivalent to detailedReason(e, 1).
  - detailedReason
```
public static String detailedReason(Throwable e,
                                    int maxCauses)
```
    Same as reason(java.lang.Throwable) except that the stack trace of specified exception is integrated to returned message.
    
    Parameters:
    
    e - the Throwable to be formatted
    
    maxCauses - in case of a chained Throwable, maximum number of causes (Throwable.getCause()) to be included in the formatted string
    
    Returns:
    
    formatted string representation of specified Throwable
  - detailedReason
```
public static void detailedReason(Throwable e,
                                  StringBuilder buffer)
```
    Copies both the message and the stack trace of specified exception to specified buffer.