src/share/classes/java/lang/Throwable.java

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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 that the logical stack trace has been
 158      * populated into the backtrace field.
 159      */
 160     private static final StackTraceElement[] FILLED_IN_STACK =
 161         new StackTraceElement[] {new StackTraceElement("FILLED_IN", "STACK", null, -1)};
 162 
 163     /**
 164      * A shared value for an empty stack.
 165      */
 166     private static final StackTraceElement[] EMPTY_STACK = new StackTraceElement[0];
 167 
 168     /*
 169      * To allow Throwable objects to be made immutable and safely
 170      * reused by the JVM, such as OutOfMemoryErrors, fields of
 171      * Throwable that are writable in response to user actions, cause,
 172      * stackTrace, and suppressedExceptions obey the following
 173      * protocol:
 174      *
 175      * 1) The fields are initialized to a non-null sentinel value
 176      * which indicates the value has logically not been set.
 177      *
 178      * 2) Writing a null to the field indicates further writes
 179      * are forbidden
 180      *
 181      * 3) The sentinel value may be replaced with another non-null
 182      * value.
 183      *
 184      * For example, implementations of the HotSpot JVM have
 185      * preallocated OutOfMemoryError objects to provide for better
 186      * diagnosability of that situation.  These objects are created
 187      * without calling the constructor for that class and the fields
 188      * in question are initialized to null.  To support this
 189      * capability, any new fields added to Throwable that require
 190      * being initialized to a non-null value require a coordinated JVM
 191      * change.
 192      */
 193 
 194     /**
 195      * The throwable that caused this throwable to get thrown, or null if this
 196      * throwable was not caused by another throwable, or if the causative
 197      * throwable is unknown.  If this field is equal to this throwable itself,
 198      * it indicates that the cause of this throwable has not yet been
 199      * initialized.
 200      *
 201      * @serial
 202      * @since 1.4
 203      */
 204     private Throwable cause = this;
 205 
 206     /**
 207      * The stack trace, as returned by {@link #getStackTrace()}.
 208      *
 209      * The field is initialized to a zero-length array.  A {@code
 210      * null} value of this field indicates subsequent calls to {@link
 211      * #setStackTrace()} and {@link #fillInStackTrace} will be be no-ops.
 212      *
 213      * @serial
 214      * @since 1.4
 215      */
 216     private StackTraceElement[] stackTrace = EMPTY_STACK;
 217 
 218     // Setting this static field introduces an acceptable
 219     // initialization dependency on a few java.util classes.
 220     private static final List<Throwable> SUPPRESSED_SENTINEL =
 221         Collections.unmodifiableList(new ArrayList<Throwable>(0));
 222 
 223     /**
 224      * The list of suppressed exceptions, as returned by {@link
 225      * #getSuppressed()}.  The list is initialized to a zero-element
 226      * unmodifiable sentinel list.  When a serialized Throwable is
 227      * read in, if the {@code suppressedExceptions} field points to a
 228      * zero-element list, the field is reset to the sentinel value.
 229      *
 230      * @serial
 231      * @since 1.7
 232      */
 233     private List<Throwable> suppressedExceptions = SUPPRESSED_SENTINEL;
 234 
 235     /** Message for trying to suppress a null exception. */
 236     private static final String NULL_CAUSE_MESSAGE = "Cannot suppress a null exception.";


 303      * wrappers for other throwables (for example, {@link
 304      * java.security.PrivilegedActionException}).
 305      *
 306      * <p>The {@link #fillInStackTrace()} method is called to initialize
 307      * the stack trace data in the newly created throwable.
 308      *
 309      * @param  cause the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the
 310      *         {@link #getCause()} method).  (A {@code null} value is
 311      *         permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or
 312      *         unknown.)
 313      * @since  1.4
 314      */
 315     public Throwable(Throwable cause) {
 316         fillInStackTrace();
 317         detailMessage = (cause==null ? null : cause.toString());
 318         this.cause = cause;
 319     }
 320 
 321     /**
 322      * Constructs a new throwable with the specified detail message,
 323      * cause, {@linkplain #addSuppressed suppression} enabled or
 324      * disabled, and writable stack trace enabled or disabled.  If
 325      * suppression is disabled, {@link #getSuppressed} for this object
 326      * will return a zero-length array and calls to {@link
 327      * #addSuppressed} that would otherwise append an exception to the
 328      * suppressed list will have no effect.  If the writable stack
 329      * trace is false, this constructor will not call {@link
 330      * #fillInStackTrace()} and subsequent calls to {@code
 331      * fillInStackTrace} and {@link
 332      * #setStackTrace(StackTraceElement[])} will not set the stack
 333      * trace.  If the writable stack trace is false, {@link
 334      * #getStackTrace} will return a zero length array.
 335      *
 336      * <p>Note that the other constructors of {@code Throwable} treat
 337      * suppression as being enabled and the stack trace as being
 338      * writable.  Subclasses of {@code Throwable} should document any
 339      * conditions under which suppression is disabled.  Disabling of
 340      * suppression should only occur in exceptional circumstances
 341      * where special requirements exist, such as a virtual machine
 342      * reusing exception objects under low-memory situations.
 343      *
 344      * @param  message the detail message.
 345      * @param cause the cause.  (A {@code null} value is permitted,
 346      * and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)
 347      * @param enableSuppression whether or not suppression is enabled or disabled
 348      * @param writableStackTrace whether or not the stack trace should be 
 349      *                           writable
 350      *
 351      * @see OutOfMemoryError
 352      * @see NullPointerException
 353      * @see ArithmeticException
 354      * @since 1.7
 355      */
 356     protected Throwable(String message, Throwable cause,
 357                         boolean enableSuppression,
 358                         boolean writableStackTrace) {
 359         if (writableStackTrace) {
 360             fillInStackTrace();
 361         } else {
 362             stackTrace = null;
 363         }
 364         detailMessage = message;
 365         this.cause = cause;
 366         if (!enableSuppression)
 367             suppressedExceptions = null;
 368     }
 369 
 370     /**
 371      * Returns the detail message string of this throwable.
 372      *
 373      * @return  the detail message string of this {@code Throwable} instance
 374      *          (which may be {@code null}).
 375      */
 376     public String getMessage() {
 377         return detailMessage;
 378     }
 379 
 380     /**
 381      * Creates a localized description of this throwable.
 382      * Subclasses may override this method in order to produce a
 383      * locale-specific message.  For subclasses that do not override this


 740         private final PrintWriter printWriter;
 741 
 742         WrappedPrintWriter(PrintWriter printWriter) {
 743             this.printWriter = printWriter;
 744         }
 745 
 746         Object lock() {
 747             return printWriter;
 748         }
 749 
 750         void println(Object o) {
 751             printWriter.println(o);
 752         }
 753     }
 754 
 755     /**
 756      * Fills in the execution stack trace. This method records within this
 757      * {@code Throwable} object information about the current state of
 758      * the stack frames for the current thread.
 759      *
 760      * <p>If the stack trace of this {@code Throwable} {@linkplain
 761      * Throwable#Throwable(String, Throwable, boolean, boolean) is not
 762      * writable}, calling this method has no effect.
 763      *
 764      * @return  a reference to this {@code Throwable} instance.
 765      * @see     java.lang.Throwable#printStackTrace()
 766      */
 767     public synchronized Throwable fillInStackTrace() {
 768         if (stackTrace != null) {
 769             fillInStackTrace(0);
 770             stackTrace = FILLED_IN_STACK;
 771         }
 772         return this;
 773     }
 774 
 775     private native Throwable fillInStackTrace(int dummy);
 776 
 777     /**
 778      * Provides programmatic access to the stack trace information printed by
 779      * {@link #printStackTrace()}.  Returns an array of stack trace elements,
 780      * each representing one stack frame.  The zeroth element of the array
 781      * (assuming the array's length is non-zero) represents the top of the
 782      * stack, which is the last method invocation in the sequence.  Typically,
 783      * this is the point at which this throwable was created and thrown.
 784      * The last element of the array (assuming the array's length is non-zero)
 785      * represents the bottom of the stack, which is the first method invocation
 786      * in the sequence.
 787      *
 788      * <p>Some virtual machines may, under some circumstances, omit one
 789      * or more stack frames from the stack trace.  In the extreme case,
 790      * a virtual machine that has no stack trace information concerning
 791      * this throwable is permitted to return a zero-length array from this
 792      * method.  Generally speaking, the array returned by this method will
 793      * contain one element for every frame that would be printed by
 794      * {@code printStackTrace}.
 795      *
 796      * @return an array of stack trace elements representing the stack trace
 797      *         pertaining to this throwable.
 798      * @since  1.4
 799      */
 800     public StackTraceElement[] getStackTrace() {
 801         return getOurStackTrace().clone();
 802     }
 803 
 804     private synchronized StackTraceElement[] getOurStackTrace() {
 805         // Initialize stack trace field with information from
 806         // backtrace if this is the first call to this method
 807         if (stackTrace == FILLED_IN_STACK) {
 808             int depth = getStackTraceDepth();
 809             stackTrace = new StackTraceElement[depth];
 810             for (int i=0; i < depth; i++)
 811                 stackTrace[i] = getStackTraceElement(i);
 812         } else if (stackTrace == null) {
 813             return EMPTY_STACK; 
 814         }
 815         return stackTrace;
 816     }
 817 
 818     /**
 819      * Sets the stack trace elements that will be returned by
 820      * {@link #getStackTrace()} and printed by {@link #printStackTrace()}
 821      * and related methods.
 822      *
 823      * This method, which is designed for use by RPC frameworks and other
 824      * advanced systems, allows the client to override the default
 825      * stack trace that is either generated by {@link #fillInStackTrace()}
 826      * when a throwable is constructed or deserialized when a throwable is
 827      * read from a serialization stream.
 828      *
 829      * <p>If the stack trace of this {@code Throwable} {@linkplain
 830      * Throwable#Throwable(String, Throwable, boolean, boolean) is not
 831      * writable}, calling this method has no effect other than
 832      * validating its argument.
 833      *
 834      * @param   stackTrace the stack trace elements to be associated with
 835      * this {@code Throwable}.  The specified array is copied by this
 836      * call; changes in the specified array after the method invocation
 837      * returns will have no affect on this {@code Throwable}'s stack
 838      * trace.
 839      *
 840      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code stackTrace} is
 841      *         {@code null} or if any of the elements of
 842      *         {@code stackTrace} are {@code null}
 843      *
 844      * @since  1.4
 845      */
 846     public void setStackTrace(StackTraceElement[] stackTrace) {
 847         Objects.requireNonNull(stackTrace);
 848 
 849         if (this.stackTrace == null) // Immutable stack
 850             return;
 851 
 852         StackTraceElement[] defensiveCopy = stackTrace.clone();
 853         for (int i = 0; i < defensiveCopy.length; i++) {
 854             if (defensiveCopy[i] == null)
 855                 throw new NullPointerException("stackTrace[" + i + "]");
 856         }
 857 
 858         synchronized (this) {
 859             this.stackTrace = defensiveCopy;
 860         }
 861     }
 862 
 863     /**
 864      * Returns the number of elements in the stack trace (or 0 if the stack
 865      * trace is unavailable).
 866      *
 867      * package-protection for use by SharedSecrets.
 868      */
 869     native int getStackTraceDepth();
 870 
 871     /**
 872      * Returns the specified element of the stack trace.
 873      *
 874      * package-protection for use by SharedSecrets.
 875      *
 876      * @param index index of the element to return.
 877      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if {@code index < 0 ||
 878      *         index >= getStackTraceDepth() }
 879      */
 880     native StackTraceElement getStackTraceElement(int index);
 881 
 882     /**
 883      * Reads a {@code Throwable} from a stream, enforcing
 884      * well-formedness constraints on fields.  Null entries and
 885      * self-pointers are not allowed in the list of {@code
 886      * suppressedExceptions}.  Null entries are not allowed for stack
 887      * trace elements.  A single-element stack trace whose entry is
 888      * equal to {@code new StackTraceElement("", "", null,
 889      * Integer.MIN_VALUE)} results in a {@code null} {@code
 890      * stackTrace} field.
 891      *
 892      * Note that there are no constraints on the value the {@code
 893      * cause} field can hold; both {@code null} and {@code this} are
 894      * valid values for the field.
 895      */
 896     private void readObject(ObjectInputStream s)
 897         throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
 898         s.defaultReadObject();     // read in all fields
 899         if (suppressedExceptions != null) {
 900             List<Throwable> suppressed = null;
 901             if (suppressedExceptions.isEmpty()) {
 902                 // Use the sentinel for a zero-length list
 903                 suppressed = SUPPRESSED_SENTINEL;
 904             } else { // Copy Throwables to new list
 905                 suppressed = new ArrayList<>(1);
 906                 for (Throwable t : suppressedExceptions) {
 907                     // Enforce constraints on suppressed exceptions in
 908                     // case of corrupt or malicious stream.
 909                     if (t == null)
 910                         throw new NullPointerException(NULL_CAUSE_MESSAGE);
 911                     if (t == this)
 912                         throw new IllegalArgumentException(SELF_SUPPRESSION_MESSAGE);
 913                     suppressed.add(t);
 914                 }
 915             }
 916             suppressedExceptions = suppressed;
 917         } // else a null suppressedExceptions field remains null
 918 
 919         // Check for the marker of an immutable stack trace
 920         if (stackTrace != null) {
 921             // Share zero-length stack traces
 922             if (stackTrace.length == 0) {
 923                 stackTrace = EMPTY_STACK;
 924             }  else if (stackTrace.length == 1 &&
 925                 SentinelHolder.STACK_TRACE_ELEMENT_SENTINEL.equals(stackTrace[0])) {
 926                 stackTrace = null;
 927             } else { // Verify stack trace elements are non-null.
 928                 for(StackTraceElement ste : stackTrace) {
 929                     if (ste == null)
 930                         throw new NullPointerException("null StackTraceElement in serial stream. ");
 931                 }




 932             }
 933         }
 934         // A null stackTrace field in the serial form can result from
 935         // an exception serialized without that field.  Such exceptions
 936         // are now treated as having immutable stack traces.
 937     }
 938 
 939     /**
 940      * Write a {@code Throwable} object to a stream.
 941      *
 942      * A {@code null} stack trace field is represented in the serial
 943      * form as a one-element array whose element is equal to {@code
 944      * new StackTraceElement("", "", null, Integer.MIN_VALUE)}.
 945      */
 946     private synchronized void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream s)
 947         throws IOException {
 948         // Ensure that the stackTrace field is initialized to a
 949         // non-null value, if appropriate.  As of JDK 7, a null stack
 950         // trace field is a valid value indicating the stack trace
 951         // should not be set.
 952         getOurStackTrace();
 953         ObjectOutputStream.PutField fields = s.putFields();
 954 
 955         fields.put("detailMessage", detailMessage);
 956         fields.put("cause", cause);
 957         // Serialize a null stacktrace using the stack trace sentinel.
 958         if (stackTrace == null)
 959             fields.put("stackTrace", SentinelHolder.STACK_TRACE_SENTINEL);
 960         else
 961             fields.put("stackTrace", stackTrace);
 962         fields.put("suppressedExceptions", suppressedExceptions);
 963 
 964         s.writeFields();
 965     }
 966 
 967     /**
 968      * Appends the specified exception to the exceptions that were
 969      * suppressed in order to deliver this exception. This method is
 970      * typically called (automatically and implicitly) by the {@code
 971      * try}-with-resources statement.
 972      *
 973      * <p>The suppression behavior is enabled <em>unless</em> disabled
 974      * {@linkplain #Throwable(String, Throwable, boolean) via a
 975      * constructor}.  When suppression is disabled, this method does
 976      * nothing other than to validate its argument.
 977      *
 978      * <p>Note that when one exception {@linkplain
 979      * #initCause(Throwable) causes} another exception, the first
 980      * exception is usually caught and then the second exception is
 981      * thrown in response.  In other words, there is a causal
 982      * connection between the two exceptions.
 983      *
 984      * In contrast, there are situations where two independent


1021         if (exception == null)
1022             throw new NullPointerException(NULL_CAUSE_MESSAGE);
1023 
1024         if (suppressedExceptions == null) // Suppressed exceptions not recorded
1025             return;
1026 
1027         if (suppressedExceptions == SUPPRESSED_SENTINEL)
1028             suppressedExceptions = new ArrayList<>(1);
1029 
1030         suppressedExceptions.add(exception);
1031     }
1032 
1033     private static final Throwable[] EMPTY_THROWABLE_ARRAY = new Throwable[0];
1034 
1035     /**
1036      * Returns an array containing all of the exceptions that were
1037      * suppressed, typically by the {@code try}-with-resources
1038      * statement, in order to deliver this exception.
1039      *
1040      * If no exceptions were suppressed or {@linkplain
1041      * #Throwable(String, Throwable, boolean) suppression is disabled},
1042      * an empty array is returned.
1043      *
1044      * @return an array containing all of the exceptions that were
1045      *         suppressed to deliver this exception.
1046      * @since 1.7
1047      */
1048     public final synchronized Throwable[] getSuppressed() {
1049         if (suppressedExceptions == SUPPRESSED_SENTINEL ||
1050             suppressedExceptions == null)
1051             return EMPTY_THROWABLE_ARRAY;
1052         else
1053             return suppressedExceptions.toArray(EMPTY_THROWABLE_ARRAY);
1054     }
1055 }