src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Class.java

rev 50339 : 8203824: Chain exception from initialization in later NoClassDefFoundErrors.

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       * @since 1.8
       */
      public AnnotatedType[] getAnnotatedInterfaces() {
           return TypeAnnotationParser.buildAnnotatedInterfaces(getRawTypeAnnotations(), getConstantPool(), this);
      }
+ 
+     // Field containing exception thrown during static class initialization.
+     // This is used to chain the original exception in later NoClassDefFoundErrors.
+     private transient Throwable exceptionThrownDuringClinit;
+     private void setExceptionThrownDuringClinit(Throwable throwable) {
+         exceptionThrownDuringClinit = throwable;
+     }
  }