ExceptionUtils.java

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package org.apache.activemq.web.util;

public class ExceptionUtils {

    /**
     * Finds the root cause of an exception.  Will return the original
     * exception if the first getCause returns null.
     *
     * @param e
     * @return
     */
    public static Throwable getRootCause(final Throwable e) {
        Throwable result = e;

        //loop over to find the root cause while guarding against cycles
        while(result != null && result.getCause() != null
                && e != result.getCause() && result != result.getCause() ) {
            result = result.getCause();
        }

        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if the passed in class is the root cause of the exception
     *
     * @param e
     * @param clazz
     * @return
     */
    public static boolean isRootCause(final Throwable e, final Class<?> clazz) {
        if (clazz == null || e == null) {
            return false;
        }
        return clazz.isInstance(getRootCause(e));
    }

}