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019package org.apache.bcel.verifier.exc;
020
021import java.io.PrintWriter;
022import java.io.StringWriter;
023
024/**
025 * A utility class providing convenience methods concerning Throwable instances.
026 *
027 * @see Throwable
028 */
029public final class Utility {
030
031    /** This method returns the stack trace of a Throwable instance as a String. */
032    public static String getStackTrace(final Throwable t) {
033        final StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
034        final PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(sw);
035        t.printStackTrace(pw);
036        return sw.toString();
037    }
038
039    /** This class is not instantiable. */
040    private Utility() {
041    }
042}