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018package org.apache.bcel.verifier.exc;
019
020import java.io.PrintWriter;
021import java.io.StringWriter;
022
023/**
024 * A utility class providing convenience methods concerning Throwable instances.
025 *
026 * @see Throwable
027 */
028public final class Utility {
029    /** This method returns the stack trace of a Throwable instance as a String. */
030    public static String getStackTrace(final Throwable t) {
031        final StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
032        final PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(sw);
033        t.printStackTrace(pw);
034        return sw.toString();
035    }
036
037    /** This class is not instantiable. */
038    private Utility() {
039    }
040}