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

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          // Ensure that the stackTrace field is initialized to a
          // non-null value, if appropriate.  As of JDK 7, a null stack
          // trace field is a valid value indicating the stack trace
          // should not be set.
          getOurStackTrace();
-         ObjectOutputStream.PutField fields = s.putFields();
  
!         fields.put("detailMessage", detailMessage);
!         fields.put("cause", cause);
!         // Serialize a null stacktrace using the stack trace sentinel.
          if (stackTrace == null)
!             fields.put("stackTrace", SentinelHolder.STACK_TRACE_SENTINEL);
!         else
!             fields.put("stackTrace", stackTrace);
!         fields.put("suppressedExceptions", suppressedExceptions);
! 
!         s.writeFields();
      }
  
      /**
       * Appends the specified exception to the exceptions that were
       * suppressed in order to deliver this exception. This method is
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          // Ensure that the stackTrace field is initialized to a
          // non-null value, if appropriate.  As of JDK 7, a null stack
          // trace field is a valid value indicating the stack trace
          // should not be set.
          getOurStackTrace();
  
!         StackTraceElement[] oldStackTrace = stackTrace;
!         try {
              if (stackTrace == null)
!                 stackTrace = SentinelHolder.STACK_TRACE_SENTINEL;
!             s.defaultWriteObject();
!         } finally {
!             stackTrace = oldStackTrace;
!         }
      }
  
      /**
       * Appends the specified exception to the exceptions that were
       * suppressed in order to deliver this exception. This method is