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 112  * @since JDK1.0
 113  */
 114 public class Throwable implements Serializable {
 115     /** use serialVersionUID from JDK 1.0.2 for interoperability */
 116     private static final long serialVersionUID = -3042686055658047285L;
 117 
 118     /**
 119      * Native code saves some indication of the stack backtrace in this slot.
 120      */
 121     private transient Object backtrace;
 122 
 123     /**
 124      * Specific details about the Throwable.  For example, for
 125      * {@code FileNotFoundException}, this contains the name of
 126      * the file that could not be found.
 127      *
 128      * @serial
 129      */
 130     private String detailMessage;
 131 





































 132     /**
 133      * A shared value for an empty stack.
 134      */
 135     private static final StackTraceElement[] EMPTY_STACK = new StackTraceElement[0];
 136 
 137     /*
 138      * To allow Throwable objects to be made immutable and safely
 139      * reused by the JVM, such as OutOfMemoryErrors, fields of
 140      * Throwable that are writable in response to user actions, cause
 141      * and suppressedExceptions obey the following protocol:

 142      *
 143      * 1) The fields are initialized to a non-null sentinel value
 144      * which indicates the value has logically not been set.
 145      *
 146      * 2) Writing a null to the field indicates further writes
 147      * are forbidden
 148      *
 149      * 3) The sentinel value may be replaced with another non-null
 150      * value.
 151      *
 152      * For example, implementations of the HotSpot JVM have
 153      * preallocated OutOfMemoryError objects to provide for better
 154      * diagnosability of that situation.  These objects are created
 155      * without calling the constructor for that class and the fields
 156      * in question are initialized to null.  To support this
 157      * capability, any new fields added to Throwable that require
 158      * being initialized to a non-null value require a coordinated JVM
 159      * change.
 160      */
 161 
 162     /**
 163      * The throwable that caused this throwable to get thrown, or null if this
 164      * throwable was not caused by another throwable, or if the causative
 165      * throwable is unknown.  If this field is equal to this throwable itself,
 166      * it indicates that the cause of this throwable has not yet been
 167      * initialized.
 168      *
 169      * @serial
 170      * @since 1.4
 171      */
 172     private Throwable cause = this;
 173 
 174     /**
 175      * The stack trace, as returned by {@link #getStackTrace()}.
 176      *




 177      * @serial
 178      * @since 1.4
 179      */
 180     private StackTraceElement[] stackTrace;
 181 
 182     // Setting this static field introduces an acceptable
 183     // initialization dependency on a few java.util classes.
 184     private static final List<Throwable> SUPPRESSED_SENTINEL =
 185         Collections.unmodifiableList(new ArrayList<Throwable>(0));
 186 
 187     /**
 188      * The list of suppressed exceptions, as returned by {@link
 189      * #getSuppressed()}.  The list is initialized to a zero-element
 190      * unmodifiable sentinel list.  When a serialized Throwable is
 191      * read in, if the {@code suppressedExceptions} field points to a
 192      * zero-element list, the field is reset to the sentinel value.
 193      *
 194      * @serial
 195      * @since 1.7
 196      */
 197     private List<Throwable> suppressedExceptions = SUPPRESSED_SENTINEL;
 198 
 199     /** Message for trying to suppress a null exception. */
 200     private static final String NULL_CAUSE_MESSAGE = "Cannot suppress a null exception.";


 267      * wrappers for other throwables (for example, {@link
 268      * java.security.PrivilegedActionException}).
 269      *
 270      * <p>The {@link #fillInStackTrace()} method is called to initialize
 271      * the stack trace data in the newly created throwable.
 272      *
 273      * @param  cause the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the
 274      *         {@link #getCause()} method).  (A {@code null} value is
 275      *         permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or
 276      *         unknown.)
 277      * @since  1.4
 278      */
 279     public Throwable(Throwable cause) {
 280         fillInStackTrace();
 281         detailMessage = (cause==null ? null : cause.toString());
 282         this.cause = cause;
 283     }
 284 
 285     /**
 286      * Constructs a new throwable with the specified detail message,
 287      * cause, and {@linkplain #addSuppressed suppression} enabled or
 288      * disabled.  If suppression is disabled, {@link #getSuppressed}
 289      * for this object will return a zero-length array and calls to
 290      * {@link #addSuppressed} that would otherwise append an exception
 291      * to the suppressed list will have no effect.







 292      *
 293      * <p>Note that the other constructors of {@code Throwable} treat
 294      * suppression as being enabled.  Subclasses of {@code Throwable}
 295      * should document any conditions under which suppression is
 296      * disabled.  Disabling of suppression should only occur in
 297      * exceptional circumstances where special requirements exist,
 298      * such as a virtual machine reusing exception objects under
 299      * low-memory situations.
 300      *
 301      * @param  message the detail message.
 302      * @param cause the cause.  (A {@code null} value is permitted,
 303      * and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)
 304      * @param enableSuppression whether or not suppression is enabled or disabled


 305      *
 306      * @see OutOfMemoryError
 307      * @see NullPointerException
 308      * @see ArithmeticException
 309      * @since 1.7
 310      */
 311     protected Throwable(String message, Throwable cause,
 312                         boolean enableSuppression) {


 313         fillInStackTrace();



 314         detailMessage = message;
 315         this.cause = cause;
 316         if (!enableSuppression)
 317             suppressedExceptions = null;
 318     }
 319 
 320     /**
 321      * Returns the detail message string of this throwable.
 322      *
 323      * @return  the detail message string of this {@code Throwable} instance
 324      *          (which may be {@code null}).
 325      */
 326     public String getMessage() {
 327         return detailMessage;
 328     }
 329 
 330     /**
 331      * Creates a localized description of this throwable.
 332      * Subclasses may override this method in order to produce a
 333      * locale-specific message.  For subclasses that do not override this


 690         private final PrintWriter printWriter;
 691 
 692         WrappedPrintWriter(PrintWriter printWriter) {
 693             this.printWriter = printWriter;
 694         }
 695 
 696         Object lock() {
 697             return printWriter;
 698         }
 699 
 700         void println(Object o) {
 701             printWriter.println(o);
 702         }
 703     }
 704 
 705     /**
 706      * Fills in the execution stack trace. This method records within this
 707      * {@code Throwable} object information about the current state of
 708      * the stack frames for the current thread.
 709      *




 710      * @return  a reference to this {@code Throwable} instance.
 711      * @see     java.lang.Throwable#printStackTrace()
 712      */
 713     public synchronized native Throwable fillInStackTrace();








 714 
 715     /**
 716      * Provides programmatic access to the stack trace information printed by
 717      * {@link #printStackTrace()}.  Returns an array of stack trace elements,
 718      * each representing one stack frame.  The zeroth element of the array
 719      * (assuming the array's length is non-zero) represents the top of the
 720      * stack, which is the last method invocation in the sequence.  Typically,
 721      * this is the point at which this throwable was created and thrown.
 722      * The last element of the array (assuming the array's length is non-zero)
 723      * represents the bottom of the stack, which is the first method invocation
 724      * in the sequence.
 725      *
 726      * <p>Some virtual machines may, under some circumstances, omit one
 727      * or more stack frames from the stack trace.  In the extreme case,
 728      * a virtual machine that has no stack trace information concerning
 729      * this throwable is permitted to return a zero-length array from this
 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         return stackTrace;
 751     }
 752 
 753     /**
 754      * Sets the stack trace elements that will be returned by
 755      * {@link #getStackTrace()} and printed by {@link #printStackTrace()}
 756      * and related methods.
 757      *
 758      * This method, which is designed for use by RPC frameworks and other
 759      * advanced systems, allows the client to override the default
 760      * stack trace that is either generated by {@link #fillInStackTrace()}
 761      * when a throwable is constructed or deserialized when a throwable is
 762      * read from a serialization stream.
 763      *





 764      * @param   stackTrace the stack trace elements to be associated with
 765      * this {@code Throwable}.  The specified array is copied by this
 766      * call; changes in the specified array after the method invocation
 767      * returns will have no affect on this {@code Throwable}'s stack
 768      * trace.
 769      *
 770      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code stackTrace} is
 771      *         {@code null}, or if any of the elements of
 772      *         {@code stackTrace} are {@code null}
 773      *
 774      * @since  1.4
 775      */
 776     public void setStackTrace(StackTraceElement[] stackTrace) {





 777         StackTraceElement[] defensiveCopy = stackTrace.clone();
 778         for (int i = 0; i < defensiveCopy.length; i++)
 779             if (defensiveCopy[i] == null)
 780                 throw new NullPointerException("stackTrace[" + i + "]");

 781 
 782         synchronized (this) {
 783             this.stackTrace = defensiveCopy;
 784         }
 785     }
 786 
 787     /**
 788      * Returns the number of elements in the stack trace (or 0 if the stack
 789      * trace is unavailable).
 790      *
 791      * package-protection for use by SharedSecrets.
 792      */
 793     native int getStackTraceDepth();
 794 
 795     /**
 796      * Returns the specified element of the stack trace.
 797      *
 798      * package-protection for use by SharedSecrets.
 799      *
 800      * @param index index of the element to return.
 801      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if {@code index < 0 ||
 802      *         index >= getStackTraceDepth() }
 803      */
 804     native StackTraceElement getStackTraceElement(int index);
 805 
 806     /**
 807      * Reads a {@code Throwable} from a stream, enforcing
 808      * well-formedness constraints on fields.  Null entries and
 809      * self-pointers are not allowed in the list of {@code
 810      * suppressedExceptions}.  Null entries are not allowed for stack
 811      * trace elements.



 812      *
 813      * Note that there are no constraints on the value the {@code
 814      * cause} field can hold; both {@code null} and {@code this} are
 815      * valid values for the field.
 816      */
 817     private void readObject(ObjectInputStream s)
 818         throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
 819         s.defaultReadObject();     // read in all fields
 820         if (suppressedExceptions != null) {
 821             List<Throwable> suppressed = null;
 822             if (suppressedExceptions.isEmpty()) {
 823                 // Use the sentinel for a zero-length list
 824                 suppressed = SUPPRESSED_SENTINEL;
 825             } else { // Copy Throwables to new list
 826                 suppressed = new ArrayList<>(1);
 827                 for (Throwable t : suppressedExceptions) {
 828                     // Enforce constraints on suppressed exceptions in
 829                     // case of corrupt or malicious stream.
 830                     if (t == null)
 831                         throw new NullPointerException(NULL_CAUSE_MESSAGE);
 832                     if (t == this)
 833                         throw new IllegalArgumentException(SELF_SUPPRESSION_MESSAGE);
 834                     suppressed.add(t);
 835                 }
 836             }
 837             suppressedExceptions = suppressed;
 838         } // else a null suppressedExceptions field remains null
 839 

 840         if (stackTrace != null) {
 841             for (StackTraceElement ste : stackTrace) {







 842                 if (ste == null)
 843                     throw new NullPointerException("null StackTraceElement in serial stream. ");
 844             }
 845         } else {
 846             // A null stackTrace field in the serial form can result from
 847             // an exception serialized without that field in older JDK releases.
 848             stackTrace = EMPTY_STACK;
 849         }
 850 



 851     }
 852 
 853     /**
 854      * Write a {@code Throwable} object to a stream.




 855      */
 856     private synchronized void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream s)
 857         throws IOException {
 858         getOurStackTrace();  // Ensure that stackTrace field is initialized.
 859         s.defaultWriteObject();















 860     }
 861 
 862     /**
 863      * Appends the specified exception to the exceptions that were
 864      * suppressed in order to deliver this exception. This method is
 865      * typically called (automatically and implicitly) by the {@code
 866      * try}-with-resources statement.
 867      *
 868      * <p>The suppression behavior is enabled <em>unless</em> disabled
 869      * {@linkplain #Throwable(String, Throwable, boolean) via a
 870      * constructor}.  When suppression is disabled, this method does
 871      * nothing other than to validate its argument.
 872      *
 873      * <p>Note that when one exception {@linkplain
 874      * #initCause(Throwable) causes} another exception, the first
 875      * exception is usually caught and then the second exception is
 876      * thrown in response.  In other words, there is a causal
 877      * connection between the two exceptions.
 878      *
 879      * In contrast, there are situations where two independent


 916         if (exception == null)
 917             throw new NullPointerException(NULL_CAUSE_MESSAGE);
 918 
 919         if (suppressedExceptions == null) // Suppressed exceptions not recorded
 920             return;
 921 
 922         if (suppressedExceptions == SUPPRESSED_SENTINEL)
 923             suppressedExceptions = new ArrayList<>(1);
 924 
 925         suppressedExceptions.add(exception);
 926     }
 927 
 928     private static final Throwable[] EMPTY_THROWABLE_ARRAY = new Throwable[0];
 929 
 930     /**
 931      * Returns an array containing all of the exceptions that were
 932      * suppressed, typically by the {@code try}-with-resources
 933      * statement, in order to deliver this exception.
 934      *
 935      * If no exceptions were suppressed or {@linkplain
 936      * Throwable(String, Throwable, boolean) suppression is disabled},
 937      * an empty array is returned.
 938      *
 939      * @return an array containing all of the exceptions that were
 940      *         suppressed to deliver this exception.
 941      * @since 1.7
 942      */
 943     public final synchronized Throwable[] getSuppressed() {
 944         if (suppressedExceptions == SUPPRESSED_SENTINEL ||
 945             suppressedExceptions == null)
 946             return EMPTY_THROWABLE_ARRAY;
 947         else
 948             return suppressedExceptions.toArray(EMPTY_THROWABLE_ARRAY);
 949     }
 950 }


 112  * @since JDK1.0
 113  */
 114 public class Throwable implements Serializable {
 115     /** use serialVersionUID from JDK 1.0.2 for interoperability */
 116     private static final long serialVersionUID = -3042686055658047285L;
 117 
 118     /**
 119      * Native code saves some indication of the stack backtrace in this slot.
 120      */
 121     private transient Object backtrace;
 122 
 123     /**
 124      * Specific details about the Throwable.  For example, for
 125      * {@code FileNotFoundException}, this contains the name of
 126      * the file that could not be found.
 127      *
 128      * @serial
 129      */
 130     private String detailMessage;
 131 
 132     
 133     /**
 134      * Holder class to defer initializing sentinel objects only used
 135      * for serialization.
 136      */
 137     private static class SentinelHolder {
 138         /**
 139          * {@linkplain #setStackTrace(StackTraceElement[]) Setting the
 140          * stack trace} to a one-element array containing this sentinel
 141          * value indicates future attempts to set the stack trace will be
 142          * ignored.  The sentinal is equal to the result of calling:<br>
 143          * {@code new StackTraceElement("", "", null, Integer.MIN_VALUE)}
 144          */
 145         public static final StackTraceElement STACK_TRACE_ELEMENT_SENTINEL =
 146             new StackTraceElement("", "", null, Integer.MIN_VALUE);
 147 
 148         /**
 149          * Sentinel value used in the serial form to indicate an immutable
 150          * stack trace.
 151          */
 152         public static final StackTraceElement[] STACK_TRACE_SENTINEL = 
 153             new StackTraceElement[] {STACK_TRACE_ELEMENT_SENTINEL};
 154     }
 155 
 156     /**
 157      * A value indicating the stack trace field has not yet been initialized.
 158      */
 159     private static final StackTraceElement[] UNINITIALIZED_STACK =
 160         new StackTraceElement[] {new StackTraceElement("UNINITIALIZED", "STACK", null, -1)};
 161 
 162     /**
 163      * A value indicating that the logical stack trace has been
 164      * populated into the backtrace field.
 165      */
 166     private static final StackTraceElement[] FILLED_IN_STACK =
 167         new StackTraceElement[] {new StackTraceElement("FILLED_IN", "STACK", null, -1)};
 168 
 169     /**
 170      * A shared value for an empty stack.
 171      */
 172     private static final StackTraceElement[] EMPTY_STACK = new StackTraceElement[0];
 173 
 174     /*
 175      * To allow Throwable objects to be made immutable and safely
 176      * reused by the JVM, such as OutOfMemoryErrors, fields of
 177      * Throwable that are writable in response to user actions, cause,
 178      * stackTrace, and suppressedExceptions obey the following
 179      * protocol:
 180      *
 181      * 1) The fields are initialized to a non-null sentinel value
 182      * which indicates the value has logically not been set.
 183      *
 184      * 2) Writing a null to the field indicates further writes
 185      * are forbidden
 186      *
 187      * 3) The sentinel value may be replaced with another non-null
 188      * value.
 189      *
 190      * For example, implementations of the HotSpot JVM have
 191      * preallocated OutOfMemoryError objects to provide for better
 192      * diagnosability of that situation.  These objects are created
 193      * without calling the constructor for that class and the fields
 194      * in question are initialized to null.  To support this
 195      * capability, any new fields added to Throwable that require
 196      * being initialized to a non-null value require a coordinated JVM
 197      * change.
 198      */
 199 
 200     /**
 201      * The throwable that caused this throwable to get thrown, or null if this
 202      * throwable was not caused by another throwable, or if the causative
 203      * throwable is unknown.  If this field is equal to this throwable itself,
 204      * it indicates that the cause of this throwable has not yet been
 205      * initialized.
 206      *
 207      * @serial
 208      * @since 1.4
 209      */
 210     private Throwable cause = this;
 211 
 212     /**
 213      * The stack trace, as returned by {@link #getStackTrace()}.
 214      *
 215      * The field is initialized to a zero-length array.  A {@code
 216      * null} value of this field indicates subsequent calls to {@link
 217      * #setStackTrace()} and {@link #fillInStackTrace} will be be no-ops.
 218      *
 219      * @serial
 220      * @since 1.4
 221      */
 222     private StackTraceElement[] stackTrace = UNINITIALIZED_STACK;
 223 
 224     // Setting this static field introduces an acceptable
 225     // initialization dependency on a few java.util classes.
 226     private static final List<Throwable> SUPPRESSED_SENTINEL =
 227         Collections.unmodifiableList(new ArrayList<Throwable>(0));
 228 
 229     /**
 230      * The list of suppressed exceptions, as returned by {@link
 231      * #getSuppressed()}.  The list is initialized to a zero-element
 232      * unmodifiable sentinel list.  When a serialized Throwable is
 233      * read in, if the {@code suppressedExceptions} field points to a
 234      * zero-element list, the field is reset to the sentinel value.
 235      *
 236      * @serial
 237      * @since 1.7
 238      */
 239     private List<Throwable> suppressedExceptions = SUPPRESSED_SENTINEL;
 240 
 241     /** Message for trying to suppress a null exception. */
 242     private static final String NULL_CAUSE_MESSAGE = "Cannot suppress a null exception.";


 309      * wrappers for other throwables (for example, {@link
 310      * java.security.PrivilegedActionException}).
 311      *
 312      * <p>The {@link #fillInStackTrace()} method is called to initialize
 313      * the stack trace data in the newly created throwable.
 314      *
 315      * @param  cause the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the
 316      *         {@link #getCause()} method).  (A {@code null} value is
 317      *         permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or
 318      *         unknown.)
 319      * @since  1.4
 320      */
 321     public Throwable(Throwable cause) {
 322         fillInStackTrace();
 323         detailMessage = (cause==null ? null : cause.toString());
 324         this.cause = cause;
 325     }
 326 
 327     /**
 328      * Constructs a new throwable with the specified detail message,
 329      * cause, {@linkplain #addSuppressed suppression} enabled or
 330      * disabled, and writable stack trace enabled or disabled.  If
 331      * suppression is disabled, {@link #getSuppressed} for this object
 332      * will return a zero-length array and calls to {@link
 333      * #addSuppressed} that would otherwise append an exception to the
 334      * suppressed list will have no effect.  If the writable stack
 335      * trace is false, this constructor will not call {@link
 336      * #fillInStackTrace()} and subsequent calls to {@code
 337      * fillInStackTrace} and {@link
 338      * #setStackTrace(StackTraceElement[])} will not set the stack
 339      * trace.  If the writable stack trace is false, {@link
 340      * #getStackTrace} will return a zero length array.
 341      *
 342      * <p>Note that the other constructors of {@code Throwable} treat
 343      * suppression as being enabled and the stack trace as being
 344      * writable.  Subclasses of {@code Throwable} should document any
 345      * conditions under which suppression is disabled.  Disabling of
 346      * suppression should only occur in exceptional circumstances
 347      * where special requirements exist, such as a virtual machine
 348      * reusing exception objects under low-memory situations.
 349      *
 350      * @param  message the detail message.
 351      * @param cause the cause.  (A {@code null} value is permitted,
 352      * and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)
 353      * @param enableSuppression whether or not suppression is enabled or disabled
 354      * @param writableStackTrace whether or not the stack trace should be 
 355      *                           writable
 356      *
 357      * @see OutOfMemoryError
 358      * @see NullPointerException
 359      * @see ArithmeticException
 360      * @since 1.7
 361      */
 362     protected Throwable(String message, Throwable cause,
 363                         boolean enableSuppression,
 364                         boolean writableStackTrace) {
 365         if (writableStackTrace) {
 366             fillInStackTrace();
 367         } else {
 368             stackTrace = null;
 369         }
 370         detailMessage = message;
 371         this.cause = cause;
 372         if (!enableSuppression)
 373             suppressedExceptions = null;
 374     }
 375 
 376     /**
 377      * Returns the detail message string of this throwable.
 378      *
 379      * @return  the detail message string of this {@code Throwable} instance
 380      *          (which may be {@code null}).
 381      */
 382     public String getMessage() {
 383         return detailMessage;
 384     }
 385 
 386     /**
 387      * Creates a localized description of this throwable.
 388      * Subclasses may override this method in order to produce a
 389      * locale-specific message.  For subclasses that do not override this


 746         private final PrintWriter printWriter;
 747 
 748         WrappedPrintWriter(PrintWriter printWriter) {
 749             this.printWriter = printWriter;
 750         }
 751 
 752         Object lock() {
 753             return printWriter;
 754         }
 755 
 756         void println(Object o) {
 757             printWriter.println(o);
 758         }
 759     }
 760 
 761     /**
 762      * Fills in the execution stack trace. This method records within this
 763      * {@code Throwable} object information about the current state of
 764      * the stack frames for the current thread.
 765      *
 766      * <p>If the stack trace of this {@code Throwable} {@linkplain
 767      * Throwable#Throwable(String, Throwable, boolean, boolean) is not
 768      * writable}, calling this method has no effect.
 769      *
 770      * @return  a reference to this {@code Throwable} instance.
 771      * @see     java.lang.Throwable#printStackTrace()
 772      */
 773     public synchronized Throwable fillInStackTrace() {
 774         if (stackTrace != null) {
 775             fillInStackTrace(0);
 776             stackTrace = FILLED_IN_STACK;
 777         }
 778         return this;
 779     }
 780 
 781     private native Throwable fillInStackTrace(int dummy);
 782 
 783     /**
 784      * Provides programmatic access to the stack trace information printed by
 785      * {@link #printStackTrace()}.  Returns an array of stack trace elements,
 786      * each representing one stack frame.  The zeroth element of the array
 787      * (assuming the array's length is non-zero) represents the top of the
 788      * stack, which is the last method invocation in the sequence.  Typically,
 789      * this is the point at which this throwable was created and thrown.
 790      * The last element of the array (assuming the array's length is non-zero)
 791      * represents the bottom of the stack, which is the first method invocation
 792      * in the sequence.
 793      *
 794      * <p>Some virtual machines may, under some circumstances, omit one
 795      * or more stack frames from the stack trace.  In the extreme case,
 796      * a virtual machine that has no stack trace information concerning
 797      * this throwable is permitted to return a zero-length array from this
 798      * method.  Generally speaking, the array returned by this method will
 799      * contain one element for every frame that would be printed by
 800      * {@code printStackTrace}.
 801      *
 802      * @return an array of stack trace elements representing the stack trace
 803      *         pertaining to this throwable.
 804      * @since  1.4
 805      */
 806     public StackTraceElement[] getStackTrace() {
 807         return getOurStackTrace().clone();
 808     }
 809 
 810     private synchronized StackTraceElement[] getOurStackTrace() {
 811         // Initialize stack trace field with information from
 812         // backtrace if this is the first call to this method
 813         if (stackTrace == FILLED_IN_STACK) {
 814             int depth = getStackTraceDepth();
 815             stackTrace = new StackTraceElement[depth];
 816             for (int i=0; i < depth; i++)
 817                 stackTrace[i] = getStackTraceElement(i);
 818         } else if (stackTrace == null) {
 819                 return EMPTY_STACK; 
 820         }
 821         return stackTrace;
 822     }
 823 
 824     /**
 825      * Sets the stack trace elements that will be returned by
 826      * {@link #getStackTrace()} and printed by {@link #printStackTrace()}
 827      * and related methods.
 828      *
 829      * This method, which is designed for use by RPC frameworks and other
 830      * advanced systems, allows the client to override the default
 831      * stack trace that is either generated by {@link #fillInStackTrace()}
 832      * when a throwable is constructed or deserialized when a throwable is
 833      * read from a serialization stream.
 834      *
 835      * <p>If the stack trace of this {@code Throwable} {@linkplain
 836      * Throwable#Throwable(String, Throwable, boolean, boolean) is not
 837      * writable}, calling this method has no effect other than
 838      * validating its argument.
 839      *
 840      * @param   stackTrace the stack trace elements to be associated with
 841      * this {@code Throwable}.  The specified array is copied by this
 842      * call; changes in the specified array after the method invocation
 843      * returns will have no affect on this {@code Throwable}'s stack
 844      * trace.
 845      *
 846      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code stackTrace} is
 847      *         {@code null} or if any of the elements of
 848      *         {@code stackTrace} are {@code null}
 849      *
 850      * @since  1.4
 851      */
 852     public void setStackTrace(StackTraceElement[] stackTrace) {
 853         Objects.requireNonNull(stackTrace);
 854 
 855         if (this.stackTrace == null) // Immutable stack
 856             return;
 857 
 858         StackTraceElement[] defensiveCopy = stackTrace.clone();
 859         for (int i = 0; i < defensiveCopy.length; i++) {
 860             if (defensiveCopy[i] == null)
 861                 throw new NullPointerException("stackTrace[" + i + "]");
 862         }
 863 
 864         synchronized (this) {
 865             this.stackTrace = defensiveCopy;
 866         }
 867     }
 868 
 869     /**
 870      * Returns the number of elements in the stack trace (or 0 if the stack
 871      * trace is unavailable).
 872      *
 873      * package-protection for use by SharedSecrets.
 874      */
 875     native int getStackTraceDepth();
 876 
 877     /**
 878      * Returns the specified element of the stack trace.
 879      *
 880      * package-protection for use by SharedSecrets.
 881      *
 882      * @param index index of the element to return.
 883      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if {@code index < 0 ||
 884      *         index >= getStackTraceDepth() }
 885      */
 886     native StackTraceElement getStackTraceElement(int index);
 887 
 888     /**
 889      * Reads a {@code Throwable} from a stream, enforcing
 890      * well-formedness constraints on fields.  Null entries and
 891      * self-pointers are not allowed in the list of {@code
 892      * suppressedExceptions}.  Null entries are not allowed for stack
 893      * trace elements.  A single-element stack trace whose entry is
 894      * equal to {@code new StackTraceElement("", "", null,
 895      * Integer.MIN_VALUE)} results in a {@code null} {@code
 896      * stackTrace} field.
 897      *
 898      * Note that there are no constraints on the value the {@code
 899      * cause} field can hold; both {@code null} and {@code this} are
 900      * valid values for the field.
 901      */
 902     private void readObject(ObjectInputStream s)
 903         throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
 904         s.defaultReadObject();     // read in all fields
 905         if (suppressedExceptions != null) {
 906             List<Throwable> suppressed = null;
 907             if (suppressedExceptions.isEmpty()) {
 908                 // Use the sentinel for a zero-length list
 909                 suppressed = SUPPRESSED_SENTINEL;
 910             } else { // Copy Throwables to new list
 911                 suppressed = new ArrayList<>(1);
 912                 for (Throwable t : suppressedExceptions) {
 913                     // Enforce constraints on suppressed exceptions in
 914                     // case of corrupt or malicious stream.
 915                     if (t == null)
 916                         throw new NullPointerException(NULL_CAUSE_MESSAGE);
 917                     if (t == this)
 918                         throw new IllegalArgumentException(SELF_SUPPRESSION_MESSAGE);
 919                     suppressed.add(t);
 920                 }
 921             }
 922             suppressedExceptions = suppressed;
 923         } // else a null suppressedExceptions field remains null
 924 
 925         // Check for the marker of an immutable stack trace
 926         if (stackTrace != null) {
 927             // Share zero-length stack traces
 928             if (stackTrace.length == 0) {
 929                 stackTrace = EMPTY_STACK;
 930             }  else if (stackTrace.length == 1 &&
 931                 SentinelHolder.STACK_TRACE_ELEMENT_SENTINEL.equals(stackTrace[0])) {
 932                 stackTrace = null;
 933             } else { // Verify stack trace elements are non-null.
 934                 for(StackTraceElement ste : stackTrace) {
 935                     if (ste == null)
 936                         throw new NullPointerException("null StackTraceElement in serial stream. ");
 937                 }




 938             }
 939         }
 940         // A null stackTrace field in the serial form can result from
 941         // an exception serialized without that field.  Such exceptions
 942         // are now treated as having immutable stack traces.
 943     }
 944 
 945     /**
 946      * Write a {@code Throwable} object to a stream.
 947      *
 948      * A {@code null} stack trace field is represented in the serial
 949      * form as a one-element array whose element is equal to {@code
 950      * new StackTraceElement("", "", null, Integer.MIN_VALUE)}.
 951      */
 952     private synchronized void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream s)
 953         throws IOException {
 954         // Ensure that the stackTrace field is initialized to a
 955         // non-null value, if appropriate.  As of JDK 7, a null stack
 956         // trace field is a valid value indicating the stack trace
 957         // should not be set.
 958         getOurStackTrace();
 959         ObjectOutputStream.PutField fields = s.putFields();
 960 
 961         fields.put("detailMessage", detailMessage);
 962         fields.put("cause", cause);
 963         // Serialize a null stacktrace using the stack trace sentinel.
 964         if (stackTrace == null)
 965             fields.put("stackTrace", SentinelHolder.STACK_TRACE_SENTINEL);
 966         else
 967             fields.put("stackTrace", stackTrace);
 968         fields.put("suppressedExceptions", suppressedExceptions);
 969 
 970         s.writeFields();
 971     }
 972 
 973     /**
 974      * Appends the specified exception to the exceptions that were
 975      * suppressed in order to deliver this exception. This method is
 976      * typically called (automatically and implicitly) by the {@code
 977      * try}-with-resources statement.
 978      *
 979      * <p>The suppression behavior is enabled <em>unless</em> disabled
 980      * {@linkplain #Throwable(String, Throwable, boolean) via a
 981      * constructor}.  When suppression is disabled, this method does
 982      * nothing other than to validate its argument.
 983      *
 984      * <p>Note that when one exception {@linkplain
 985      * #initCause(Throwable) causes} another exception, the first
 986      * exception is usually caught and then the second exception is
 987      * thrown in response.  In other words, there is a causal
 988      * connection between the two exceptions.
 989      *
 990      * In contrast, there are situations where two independent


1027         if (exception == null)
1028             throw new NullPointerException(NULL_CAUSE_MESSAGE);
1029 
1030         if (suppressedExceptions == null) // Suppressed exceptions not recorded
1031             return;
1032 
1033         if (suppressedExceptions == SUPPRESSED_SENTINEL)
1034             suppressedExceptions = new ArrayList<>(1);
1035 
1036         suppressedExceptions.add(exception);
1037     }
1038 
1039     private static final Throwable[] EMPTY_THROWABLE_ARRAY = new Throwable[0];
1040 
1041     /**
1042      * Returns an array containing all of the exceptions that were
1043      * suppressed, typically by the {@code try}-with-resources
1044      * statement, in order to deliver this exception.
1045      *
1046      * If no exceptions were suppressed or {@linkplain
1047      * #Throwable(String, Throwable, boolean) suppression is disabled},
1048      * an empty array is returned.
1049      *
1050      * @return an array containing all of the exceptions that were
1051      *         suppressed to deliver this exception.
1052      * @since 1.7
1053      */
1054     public final synchronized Throwable[] getSuppressed() {
1055         if (suppressedExceptions == SUPPRESSED_SENTINEL ||
1056             suppressedExceptions == null)
1057             return EMPTY_THROWABLE_ARRAY;
1058         else
1059             return suppressedExceptions.toArray(EMPTY_THROWABLE_ARRAY);
1060     }
1061 }