Package org.docx4j.org.apache.poi.util

Class ExceptionUtil

java.lang.Object

org.docx4j.org.apache.poi.util.ExceptionUtil

public class ExceptionUtil
extends Object

Utility methods for dealing with exceptions/throwables

Since:

5.2.4

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static boolean	isFatal(Throwable throwable)	It is important never to catch all Throwables.
static void	rethrow(Throwable throwable)	Designed to be used in conjunction with isFatal(Throwable).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

isFatal

public static boolean isFatal(Throwable throwable)

It is important never to catch all Throwables. Some like InterruptedException should be rethrown. Based on scala.util.control.NonFatal.

Parameters:

throwable - to check

Returns:

whether the Throwable is a fatal error

rethrow

public static void rethrow(Throwable throwable)
                    throws Error,
RuntimeException

Designed to be used in conjunction with isFatal(Throwable). This method should be used with care.

The input throwable is thrown if it is an Error or a RuntimeException. Otherwise, the method wraps the throwable in a RuntimeException and rethrows that.

Parameters:

throwable - to check

Throws:

Error - the input throwable if it is an Error.

RuntimeException - the input throwable if it is an RuntimeException Otherwise wraps the throwable in a RuntimeException.