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   2  * Copyright (c) 1994, 2006, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
   3  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
   4  *
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   6  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
   7  * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
   8  * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
   9  * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
  10  *
  11  * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
  12  * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
  13  * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
  14  * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
  15  * accompanied this code).
  16  *
  17  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
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 152  * @since JDK1.0
 153  */
 154 public class Throwable implements Serializable {
 155     /** use serialVersionUID from JDK 1.0.2 for interoperability */
 156     private static final long serialVersionUID = -3042686055658047285L;
 157 
 158     /**
 159      * Native code saves some indication of the stack backtrace in this slot.
 160      */
 161     private transient Object backtrace;
 162 
 163     /**
 164      * Specific details about the Throwable.  For example, for
 165      * {@code FileNotFoundException}, this contains the name of
 166      * the file that could not be found.
 167      *
 168      * @serial
 169      */
 170     private String detailMessage;
 171 

























 172     /**
 173      * The throwable that caused this throwable to get thrown, or null if this
 174      * throwable was not caused by another throwable, or if the causative
 175      * throwable is unknown.  If this field is equal to this throwable itself,
 176      * it indicates that the cause of this throwable has not yet been
 177      * initialized.
 178      *
 179      * @serial
 180      * @since 1.4
 181      */
 182     private Throwable cause = this;
 183 
 184     /**
 185      * The stack trace, as returned by {@link #getStackTrace()}.
 186      *
 187      * @serial
 188      * @since 1.4
 189      */
 190     private StackTraceElement[] stackTrace;
 191     /*
 192      * This field is lazily initialized on first use or serialization and
 193      * nulled out when fillInStackTrace is called.
 194      */

 195 
 196     /**
 197      * The list of suppressed exceptions, as returned by
 198      * {@link #getSuppressedExceptions()}.



 199      *
 200      * @serial
 201      * @since 1.7
 202      */
 203     private List<Throwable> suppressedExceptions = null;
 204     /*
 205      * This field is lazily initialized when the first suppressed
 206      * exception is added.
 207      *
 208      * OutOfMemoryError is preallocated in the VM for better OOM
 209      * diagnosability during VM initialization. Constructor can't
 210      * be not invoked. If a new field to be added in the future must
 211      * be initialized to non-null, it requires a synchronized VM change.
 212      */
 213 
 214     /** Message for trying to suppress a null exception. */
 215     private static final String NULL_CAUSE_MESSAGE = "Cannot suppress a null exception.";
 216 



 217     /** Caption  for labeling causative exception stack traces */
 218     private static final String CAUSE_CAPTION = "Caused by: ";
 219 
 220     /** Caption for labeling suppressed exception stack traces */
 221     private static final String SUPPRESSED_CAPTION = "Suppressed: ";
 222 
 223     /**
 224      * Constructs a new throwable with {@code null} as its detail message.
 225      * The cause is not initialized, and may subsequently be initialized by a
 226      * call to {@link #initCause}.
 227      *
 228      * <p>The {@link #fillInStackTrace()} method is called to initialize
 229      * the stack trace data in the newly created throwable.
 230      */
 231     public Throwable() {
 232         fillInStackTrace();
 233     }
 234 
 235     /**
 236      * Constructs a new throwable with the specified detail message.  The


 555      */
 556     public void printStackTrace(PrintStream s) {
 557         printStackTrace(new WrappedPrintStream(s));
 558     }
 559 
 560     private void printStackTrace(PrintStreamOrWriter s) {
 561         // Guard against malicious overrides of Throwable.equals by
 562         // using a Set with identity equality semantics.
 563         Set<Throwable> dejaVu =
 564             Collections.newSetFromMap(new IdentityHashMap<Throwable, Boolean>());
 565         dejaVu.add(this);
 566 
 567         synchronized (s.lock()) {
 568             // Print our stack trace
 569             s.println(this);
 570             StackTraceElement[] trace = getOurStackTrace();
 571             for (StackTraceElement traceElement : trace)
 572                 s.println("\tat " + traceElement);
 573 
 574             // Print suppressed exceptions, if any
 575             for (Throwable se : getSuppressedExceptions())
 576                 se.printEnclosedStackTrace(s, trace, SUPPRESSED_CAPTION, "\t", dejaVu);
 577 
 578             // Print cause, if any
 579             Throwable ourCause = getCause();
 580             if (ourCause != null)
 581                 ourCause.printEnclosedStackTrace(s, trace, CAUSE_CAPTION, "", dejaVu);
 582         }
 583     }
 584 
 585     /**
 586      * Print our stack trace as an enclosed exception for the specified
 587      * stack trace.
 588      */
 589     private void printEnclosedStackTrace(PrintStreamOrWriter s,
 590                                          StackTraceElement[] enclosingTrace,
 591                                          String caption,
 592                                          String prefix,
 593                                          Set<Throwable> dejaVu) {
 594         assert Thread.holdsLock(s.lock());
 595         if (dejaVu.contains(this)) {
 596             s.println("\t[CIRCULAR REFERENCE:" + this + "]");
 597         } else {
 598             dejaVu.add(this);
 599             // Compute number of frames in common between this and enclosing trace
 600             StackTraceElement[] trace = getOurStackTrace();
 601             int m = trace.length - 1;
 602             int n = enclosingTrace.length - 1;
 603             while (m >= 0 && n >=0 && trace[m].equals(enclosingTrace[n])) {
 604                 m--; n--;
 605             }
 606             int framesInCommon = trace.length - 1 - m;
 607 
 608             // Print our stack trace
 609             s.println(prefix + caption + this);
 610             for (int i = 0; i <= m; i++)
 611                 s.println(prefix + "\tat " + trace[i]);
 612             if (framesInCommon != 0)
 613                 s.println(prefix + "\t... " + framesInCommon + " more");
 614 
 615             // Print suppressed exceptions, if any
 616             for (Throwable se : getSuppressedExceptions())
 617                 se.printEnclosedStackTrace(s, trace, SUPPRESSED_CAPTION,
 618                                            prefix +"\t", dejaVu);
 619 
 620             // Print cause, if any
 621             Throwable ourCause = getCause();
 622             if (ourCause != null)
 623                 ourCause.printEnclosedStackTrace(s, trace, CAUSE_CAPTION, prefix, dejaVu);
 624         }
 625     }
 626 
 627     /**
 628      * Prints this throwable and its backtrace to the specified
 629      * print writer.
 630      *
 631      * @param s {@code PrintWriter} to use for output
 632      * @since   JDK1.1
 633      */
 634     public void printStackTrace(PrintWriter s) {
 635         printStackTrace(new WrappedPrintWriter(s));
 636     }


 707      * method.  Generally speaking, the array returned by this method will
 708      * contain one element for every frame that would be printed by
 709      * {@code printStackTrace}.
 710      *
 711      * @return an array of stack trace elements representing the stack trace
 712      *         pertaining to this throwable.
 713      * @since  1.4
 714      */
 715     public StackTraceElement[] getStackTrace() {
 716         return getOurStackTrace().clone();
 717     }
 718 
 719     private synchronized StackTraceElement[] getOurStackTrace() {
 720         // Initialize stack trace if this is the first call to this method
 721         if (stackTrace == null) {
 722             int depth = getStackTraceDepth();
 723             stackTrace = new StackTraceElement[depth];
 724             for (int i=0; i < depth; i++)
 725                 stackTrace[i] = getStackTraceElement(i);
 726         }

 727         return stackTrace;
 728     }
 729 
 730     /**
 731      * Sets the stack trace elements that will be returned by
 732      * {@link #getStackTrace()} and printed by {@link #printStackTrace()}
 733      * and related methods.
 734      *
 735      * This method, which is designed for use by RPC frameworks and other
 736      * advanced systems, allows the client to override the default
 737      * stack trace that is either generated by {@link #fillInStackTrace()}
 738      * when a throwable is constructed or deserialized when a throwable is
 739      * read from a serialization stream.
 740      *
 741      * @param   stackTrace the stack trace elements to be associated with
 742      * this {@code Throwable}.  The specified array is copied by this
 743      * call; changes in the specified array after the method invocation
 744      * returns will have no affect on this {@code Throwable}'s stack
 745      * trace.
 746      *
 747      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code stackTrace} is
 748      *         {@code null}, or if any of the elements of
 749      *         {@code stackTrace} are {@code null}
 750      *
 751      * @since  1.4
 752      */
 753     public void setStackTrace(StackTraceElement[] stackTrace) {
 754         StackTraceElement[] defensiveCopy = stackTrace.clone();
 755         for (int i = 0; i < defensiveCopy.length; i++)
 756             if (defensiveCopy[i] == null)
 757                 throw new NullPointerException("stackTrace[" + i + "]");

 758 
 759         synchronized (this) {
 760             this.stackTrace = defensiveCopy;
 761         }
 762     }
 763 
 764     /**
 765      * Returns the number of elements in the stack trace (or 0 if the stack
 766      * trace is unavailable).
 767      *
 768      * package-protection for use by SharedSecrets.
 769      */
 770     native int getStackTraceDepth();
 771 
 772     /**
 773      * Returns the specified element of the stack trace.
 774      *
 775      * package-protection for use by SharedSecrets.
 776      *
 777      * @param index index of the element to return.
 778      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if {@code index < 0 ||
 779      *         index >= getStackTraceDepth() }
 780      */
 781     native StackTraceElement getStackTraceElement(int index);
 782 











 783     private void readObject(ObjectInputStream s)
 784         throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
 785         s.defaultReadObject();     // read in all fields
 786         List<Throwable> suppressed = null;
 787         if (suppressedExceptions != null &&
 788             !suppressedExceptions.isEmpty()) { // Copy Throwables to new list
 789             suppressed = new ArrayList<Throwable>();
 790             for (Throwable t : suppressedExceptions) {


 791                 if (t == null)
 792                     throw new NullPointerException(NULL_CAUSE_MESSAGE);


 793                 suppressed.add(t);
 794             }
 795         }






 796         suppressedExceptions = suppressed;









 797     }
 798 




 799     private synchronized void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream s)
 800         throws IOException
 801     {
 802         getOurStackTrace();  // Ensure that stackTrace field is initialized.
 803         s.defaultWriteObject();
 804     }
 805 
 806     /**
 807      * Adds the specified exception to the list of exceptions that
 808      * were suppressed, typically by the {@code try}-with-resources
 809      * statement, in order to deliver this exception.
 810      *








 811      * <p>Note that when one exception {@linkplain
 812      * #initCause(Throwable) causes} another exception, the first
 813      * exception is usually caught and then the second exception is
 814      * thrown in response.  In contrast, when one exception suppresses
 815      * another, two exceptions are thrown in sibling code blocks, such
 816      * as in a {@code try} block and in its {@code finally} block, and
 817      * control flow can only continue with one exception so the second
 818      * is recorded as a suppressed exception of the first.
 819      *
 820      * @param exception the exception to be added to the list of
 821      *        suppressed exceptions
 822      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code exception} is null
 823      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code exception} is this
 824      *         throwable; a throwable cannot suppress itself.


 825      * @since 1.7
 826      */
 827     public synchronized void addSuppressedException(Throwable exception) {
 828         if (exception == null)
 829             throw new NullPointerException(NULL_CAUSE_MESSAGE);
 830         if (exception == this)
 831             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Self-suppression not permitted");

















 832 
 833         if (suppressedExceptions == null)
 834             suppressedExceptions = new ArrayList<Throwable>();
 835         suppressedExceptions.add(exception);
 836     }

 837 
 838     private static final Throwable[] EMPTY_THROWABLE_ARRAY = new Throwable[0];
 839 
 840     /**
 841      * Returns an array containing all of the exceptions that were
 842      * suppressed, typically by the {@code try}-with-resources
 843      * statement, in order to deliver this exception.
 844      *


 845      * @return an array containing all of the exceptions that were
 846      *         suppressed to deliver this exception.
 847      * @since 1.7
 848      */
 849     public synchronized Throwable[] getSuppressedExceptions() {
 850         if (suppressedExceptions == null)

 851             return EMPTY_THROWABLE_ARRAY;
 852         else
 853             return suppressedExceptions.toArray(EMPTY_THROWABLE_ARRAY);
 854     }
 855 }
   1 /*
   2  * Copyright (c) 1994, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
   3  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
   4  *
   5  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
   6  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
   7  * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
   8  * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
   9  * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
  10  *
  11  * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
  12  * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
  13  * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
  14  * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
  15  * accompanied this code).
  16  *
  17  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
  18  * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
  19  * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  20  *
  21  * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
  22  * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any


 152  * @since JDK1.0
 153  */
 154 public class Throwable implements Serializable {
 155     /** use serialVersionUID from JDK 1.0.2 for interoperability */
 156     private static final long serialVersionUID = -3042686055658047285L;
 157 
 158     /**
 159      * Native code saves some indication of the stack backtrace in this slot.
 160      */
 161     private transient Object backtrace;
 162 
 163     /**
 164      * Specific details about the Throwable.  For example, for
 165      * {@code FileNotFoundException}, this contains the name of
 166      * the file that could not be found.
 167      *
 168      * @serial
 169      */
 170     private String detailMessage;
 171 
 172     /*
 173      * To allow Throwable objects to be made immutable and safely
 174      * reused by the JVM, such as pre-allocated OutOfMemoryErrors, the
 175      * fields of Throwable that are writable in response to user
 176      * actions, cause and suppressedExceptions, obey the following
 177      * protocol:
 178      *
 179      * 1) The fields are initialized to a non-null sentinel value
 180      * which indicates the value has logically not been set.
 181      *
 182      * 2) Writing a null to the field indicates further writes
 183      * are forbidden
 184      * 
 185      * 3) The sentinel value may be replaced with another non-null
 186      * value.
 187      *
 188      * Implementations of the HotSpot JVM have preallocated
 189      * OutOfMemoryError objects to provide for better diagnosability
 190      * of that situation.  These objects are created without calling
 191      * the constructor for that class and the fields in question are
 192      * initialized to null.  To support this capability, any new
 193      * fields added to Throwable that require being initialized to a
 194      * non-null value require a coordinated JVM change.
 195      */
 196 
 197     /**
 198      * The throwable that caused this throwable to get thrown, or null if this
 199      * throwable was not caused by another throwable, or if the causative
 200      * throwable is unknown.  If this field is equal to this throwable itself,
 201      * it indicates that the cause of this throwable has not yet been
 202      * initialized.
 203      *
 204      * @serial
 205      * @since 1.4
 206      */
 207     private Throwable cause = this;
 208 
 209     /**
 210      * The stack trace, as returned by {@link #getStackTrace()}.
 211      *
 212      * @serial
 213      * @since 1.4
 214      */
 215     private StackTraceElement[] stackTrace;
 216 
 217     // Setting this static field introduces an acceptable
 218     // initialization dependency on a few java.util classes.
 219     private static final List<Throwable> suppressedSentinel =
 220         Collections.unmodifiableList(new ArrayList<Throwable>(0));
 221 
 222     /**
 223      * The list of suppressed exceptions, as returned by {@link
 224      * #getSuppressed()}.  The list is initialized to a zero-element
 225      * unmodifiable sentinel list.  When a serialized Throwable is
 226      * read in, if the {@code suppressedExceptions} field points to a
 227      * zero-element list, the field is reset to the sentinel value.
 228      *
 229      * @serial
 230      * @since 1.7
 231      */
 232     private List<Throwable> suppressedExceptions = suppressedSentinel;









 233 
 234     /** Message for trying to suppress a null exception. */
 235     private static final String NULL_CAUSE_MESSAGE = "Cannot suppress a null exception.";
 236 
 237     /** Message for trying to suppress oneself. */
 238     private static final String SELF_SUPPRESSION_MESSAGE = "Self-suppression not permitted";
 239 
 240     /** Caption  for labeling causative exception stack traces */
 241     private static final String CAUSE_CAPTION = "Caused by: ";
 242 
 243     /** Caption for labeling suppressed exception stack traces */
 244     private static final String SUPPRESSED_CAPTION = "Suppressed: ";
 245 
 246     /**
 247      * Constructs a new throwable with {@code null} as its detail message.
 248      * The cause is not initialized, and may subsequently be initialized by a
 249      * call to {@link #initCause}.
 250      *
 251      * <p>The {@link #fillInStackTrace()} method is called to initialize
 252      * the stack trace data in the newly created throwable.
 253      */
 254     public Throwable() {
 255         fillInStackTrace();
 256     }
 257 
 258     /**
 259      * Constructs a new throwable with the specified detail message.  The


 578      */
 579     public void printStackTrace(PrintStream s) {
 580         printStackTrace(new WrappedPrintStream(s));
 581     }
 582 
 583     private void printStackTrace(PrintStreamOrWriter s) {
 584         // Guard against malicious overrides of Throwable.equals by
 585         // using a Set with identity equality semantics.
 586         Set<Throwable> dejaVu =
 587             Collections.newSetFromMap(new IdentityHashMap<Throwable, Boolean>());
 588         dejaVu.add(this);
 589 
 590         synchronized (s.lock()) {
 591             // Print our stack trace
 592             s.println(this);
 593             StackTraceElement[] trace = getOurStackTrace();
 594             for (StackTraceElement traceElement : trace)
 595                 s.println("\tat " + traceElement);
 596 
 597             // Print suppressed exceptions, if any
 598             for (Throwable se : getSuppressed())
 599                 se.printEnclosedStackTrace(s, trace, SUPPRESSED_CAPTION, "\t", dejaVu);
 600 
 601             // Print cause, if any
 602             Throwable ourCause = getCause();
 603             if (ourCause != null)
 604                 ourCause.printEnclosedStackTrace(s, trace, CAUSE_CAPTION, "", dejaVu);
 605         }
 606     }
 607 
 608     /**
 609      * Print our stack trace as an enclosed exception for the specified
 610      * stack trace.
 611      */
 612     private void printEnclosedStackTrace(PrintStreamOrWriter s,
 613                                          StackTraceElement[] enclosingTrace,
 614                                          String caption,
 615                                          String prefix,
 616                                          Set<Throwable> dejaVu) {
 617         assert Thread.holdsLock(s.lock());
 618         if (dejaVu.contains(this)) {
 619             s.println("\t[CIRCULAR REFERENCE:" + this + "]");
 620         } else {
 621             dejaVu.add(this);
 622             // Compute number of frames in common between this and enclosing trace
 623             StackTraceElement[] trace = getOurStackTrace();
 624             int m = trace.length - 1;
 625             int n = enclosingTrace.length - 1;
 626             while (m >= 0 && n >=0 && trace[m].equals(enclosingTrace[n])) {
 627                 m--; n--;
 628             }
 629             int framesInCommon = trace.length - 1 - m;
 630 
 631             // Print our stack trace
 632             s.println(prefix + caption + this);
 633             for (int i = 0; i <= m; i++)
 634                 s.println(prefix + "\tat " + trace[i]);
 635             if (framesInCommon != 0)
 636                 s.println(prefix + "\t... " + framesInCommon + " more");
 637 
 638             // Print suppressed exceptions, if any
 639             for (Throwable se : getSuppressed())
 640                 se.printEnclosedStackTrace(s, trace, SUPPRESSED_CAPTION,
 641                                            prefix +"\t", dejaVu);
 642 
 643             // Print cause, if any
 644             Throwable ourCause = getCause();
 645             if (ourCause != null)
 646                 ourCause.printEnclosedStackTrace(s, trace, CAUSE_CAPTION, prefix, dejaVu);
 647         }
 648     }
 649 
 650     /**
 651      * Prints this throwable and its backtrace to the specified
 652      * print writer.
 653      *
 654      * @param s {@code PrintWriter} to use for output
 655      * @since   JDK1.1
 656      */
 657     public void printStackTrace(PrintWriter s) {
 658         printStackTrace(new WrappedPrintWriter(s));
 659     }


 730      * method.  Generally speaking, the array returned by this method will
 731      * contain one element for every frame that would be printed by
 732      * {@code printStackTrace}.
 733      *
 734      * @return an array of stack trace elements representing the stack trace
 735      *         pertaining to this throwable.
 736      * @since  1.4
 737      */
 738     public StackTraceElement[] getStackTrace() {
 739         return getOurStackTrace().clone();
 740     }
 741 
 742     private synchronized StackTraceElement[] getOurStackTrace() {
 743         // Initialize stack trace if this is the first call to this method
 744         if (stackTrace == null) {
 745             int depth = getStackTraceDepth();
 746             stackTrace = new StackTraceElement[depth];
 747             for (int i=0; i < depth; i++)
 748                 stackTrace[i] = getStackTraceElement(i);
 749         }
 750 
 751         return stackTrace;
 752     }
 753 
 754     /**
 755      * Sets the stack trace elements that will be returned by
 756      * {@link #getStackTrace()} and printed by {@link #printStackTrace()}
 757      * and related methods.
 758      *
 759      * This method, which is designed for use by RPC frameworks and other
 760      * advanced systems, allows the client to override the default
 761      * stack trace that is either generated by {@link #fillInStackTrace()}
 762      * when a throwable is constructed or deserialized when a throwable is
 763      * read from a serialization stream.
 764      *
 765      * @param   stackTrace the stack trace elements to be associated with
 766      * this {@code Throwable}.  The specified array is copied by this
 767      * call; changes in the specified array after the method invocation
 768      * returns will have no affect on this {@code Throwable}'s stack
 769      * trace.
 770      *
 771      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code stackTrace} is
 772      *         {@code null}, or if any of the elements of
 773      *         {@code stackTrace} are {@code null}
 774      *
 775      * @since  1.4
 776      */
 777     public void setStackTrace(StackTraceElement[] stackTrace) {
 778         StackTraceElement[] defensiveCopy = stackTrace.clone();
 779         for (int i = 0; i < defensiveCopy.length; i++) {
 780             if (defensiveCopy[i] == null)
 781                 throw new NullPointerException("stackTrace[" + i + "]");
 782         }
 783 
 784         synchronized (this) {
 785             this.stackTrace = defensiveCopy;
 786         }
 787     }
 788 
 789     /**
 790      * Returns the number of elements in the stack trace (or 0 if the stack
 791      * trace is unavailable).
 792      *
 793      * package-protection for use by SharedSecrets.
 794      */
 795     native int getStackTraceDepth();
 796 
 797     /**
 798      * Returns the specified element of the stack trace.
 799      *
 800      * package-protection for use by SharedSecrets.
 801      *
 802      * @param index index of the element to return.
 803      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if {@code index < 0 ||
 804      *         index >= getStackTraceDepth() }
 805      */
 806     native StackTraceElement getStackTraceElement(int index);
 807 
 808     /**
 809      * Read a {@code Throwable} from a stream, enforcing
 810      * well-formedness constraints on fields.  Null entries and
 811      * self-pointers are not allowed in the list of {@code
 812      * suppressedExceptions}.  Null entries are not allowed for stack
 813      * trace elements. 
 814      *
 815      * Note that there are no constraints on the value the {@code
 816      * cause} field can hold; both {@code null} and this are valid
 817      * values for the field.
 818      */
 819     private void readObject(ObjectInputStream s)
 820         throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
 821         s.defaultReadObject();     // read in all fields
 822         List<Throwable> suppressed = null;
 823         if (suppressedExceptions != null &&
 824             !suppressedExceptions.isEmpty()) { // Copy Throwables to new list
 825             suppressed = new ArrayList<Throwable>(1);
 826             for (Throwable t : suppressedExceptions) {
 827                 // Enforce constraints on suppressed exceptions in
 828                 // case of corrupt or malicious stream.
 829                 if (t == null)
 830                     throw new NullPointerException(NULL_CAUSE_MESSAGE);
 831                 if (t == this)
 832                     throw new IllegalArgumentException(SELF_SUPPRESSION_MESSAGE);
 833                 suppressed.add(t);
 834             }
 835         }
 836 
 837         // If suppressed is a zero-length list, use the sentinel
 838         // value.
 839         if (suppressed != null && suppressed.isEmpty())
 840             suppressedExceptions = suppressedSentinel;
 841         else
 842             suppressedExceptions = suppressed;
 843 
 844         if (stackTrace != null) {
 845             for(StackTraceElement ste : stackTrace) {
 846                 if (ste == null)
 847                     throw new NullPointerException("null StackTraceElement in serial stream. ");
 848             }
 849         } else { // Treat a null stack trace as a missing stack trace
 850             stackTrace = new StackTraceElement[0];
 851         }
 852     }
 853 
 854     /**
 855      * Write a {@code Throwable} object to a stream.  The stack trace
 856      * will be non-{@code null}.
 857      */
 858     private synchronized void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream s)
 859         throws IOException {

 860         getOurStackTrace();  // Ensure that stackTrace field is initialized.
 861         s.defaultWriteObject();
 862     }
 863 
 864     /**
 865      * Adds the specified exception to the list of exceptions that
 866      * were suppressed, typically by the {@code try}-with-resources
 867      * statement, in order to deliver this exception.
 868      *
 869      * If the first exception to be suppressed is {@code null}, that
 870      * indicates suppressed exception information will <em>not</em> be
 871      * recorded for this exception.  Subsequent calls to this method
 872      * will not record any suppressed exceptions.  Otherwise,
 873      * attempting to suppress {@code null} after an exception has
 874      * already been successfully suppressed results in a {@code
 875      * NullPointerException}.
 876      *
 877      * <p>Note that when one exception {@linkplain
 878      * #initCause(Throwable) causes} another exception, the first
 879      * exception is usually caught and then the second exception is
 880      * thrown in response.  In contrast, when one exception suppresses
 881      * another, two exceptions are thrown in sibling code blocks, such
 882      * as in a {@code try} block and in its {@code finally} block, and
 883      * control flow can only continue with one exception so the second
 884      * is recorded as a suppressed exception of the first.
 885      *
 886      * @param exception the exception to be added to the list of
 887      *        suppressed exceptions

 888      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code exception} is this
 889      *         throwable; a throwable cannot suppress itself.
 890      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code exception} is null and
 891      *         an exception has already been suppressed by this exception
 892      * @since 1.7
 893      */
 894     public synchronized void addSuppressed(Throwable exception) {


 895         if (exception == this)
 896             throw new IllegalArgumentException(SELF_SUPPRESSION_MESSAGE);
 897 
 898         if (exception == null) {
 899             if (suppressedExceptions == suppressedSentinel) {
 900                 suppressedExceptions = null; // No suppression information recorded
 901                 return;
 902             } else
 903                 throw new NullPointerException(NULL_CAUSE_MESSAGE);
 904         } else {
 905             assert exception != null && exception != this;
 906 
 907             if (suppressedExceptions == null) // Suppressed exceptions not recorded
 908                 return;
 909 
 910             if (suppressedExceptions == suppressedSentinel)
 911                 suppressedExceptions = new ArrayList<Throwable>(1);
 912 
 913             assert suppressedExceptions != suppressedSentinel;
 914 


 915             suppressedExceptions.add(exception);
 916         }
 917     }
 918 
 919     private static final Throwable[] EMPTY_THROWABLE_ARRAY = new Throwable[0];
 920 
 921     /**
 922      * Returns an array containing all of the exceptions that were
 923      * suppressed, typically by the {@code try}-with-resources
 924      * statement, in order to deliver this exception.
 925      *
 926      * If no exceptions were suppressed, an empty array is returned.
 927      *
 928      * @return an array containing all of the exceptions that were
 929      *         suppressed to deliver this exception.
 930      * @since 1.7
 931      */
 932     public synchronized Throwable[] getSuppressed() {
 933         if (suppressedExceptions == suppressedSentinel ||
 934             suppressedExceptions == null)
 935             return EMPTY_THROWABLE_ARRAY;
 936         else
 937             return suppressedExceptions.toArray(EMPTY_THROWABLE_ARRAY);
 938     }
 939 }