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1   /*
2    * Copyright  2000-2004 The Apache Software Foundation
3    *
4    *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 
5    *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6    *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
7    *
8    *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9    *
10   *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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12   *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13   *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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15   *
16   */ 
17  package org.apache.bcel.verifier.exc;
18  
19  
20  import java.io.PrintWriter;
21  import java.io.StringWriter;
22  
23  /***
24   * A utility class providing convenience methods concerning Throwable instances.
25   * @version $Id: Utility.java 371539 2006-01-23 14:08:00Z tcurdt $
26   * @author Enver Haase
27   * @see java.lang.Throwable
28   */
29  public final class Utility{
30  	/*** This class is not instantiable. */
31  	private Utility(){}
32  
33  	/*** This method returns the stack trace of a Throwable instance as a String. */
34  	public static String getStackTrace(Throwable t){
35  		StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
36  		PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(sw);
37  		t.printStackTrace(pw);
38  		return sw.toString();
39  	}
40  }