Exceptions.java

package org.jboss.seam.util;

import javax.servlet.ServletException;

public class Exceptions
{

   public static Exception getCause(Exception exception)
   {
      Throwable cause = null;
      try
      {
         if ( EJB.EJB_EXCEPTION.isInstance(exception) )
         {
            cause = (Throwable) Reflections.getGetterMethod(EJB.EJB_EXCEPTION, "causedByException").invoke(exception);
         }
         else if (exception instanceof ServletException)
         {
            cause = ( (ServletException) exception ).getRootCause();
         }
         else
         {
            cause = exception.getCause();
         }
      }
      catch (Exception x)
      {
         return null;
      }
      return cause==exception || !(cause instanceof Exception) ? null : (Exception) cause;
   }

}