How to get the method name from which the exception is thrown?

java exception exception-handling throwable
mukund picture mukund · Jun 6, 2013 · Viewed 11.2k times · Source

I need to get the class name and the method name from which the exception is thrown. How can I do that? Thanks in advance.

My code:

private void setErrorDetails(final Throwable cause) {
    for (final StackTraceElement ste : cause.getStackTrace()) {
        System.out.println(ste.getClassName()); 
        System.out.println(ste.getMethodName()); 
    }
}

By this code, I am able to get a list of class names and method names.Out of that, how can I get the method and class name which has thrown the exception

I also tried this.

 final StackTraceElement[] stackTrace = cause.getStackTrace();
    if ((stackTrace != null) && (stackTrace.length > 1)) {
                    final StackTraceElement stElement = stackTrace[0];

                    this.className = stElement.getClassName();
                    this.methodName = stElement.getMethodName();}

This is the printed stacktrace.

16:01:24,093 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.hibernate.ejb.Ejb3Configuration$Ejb3EntityNotFoundDelegate>>>Ejb3Configuration.java

16:01:24,094 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.hibernate.event.internal.DefaultLoadEventListener>>>DefaultLoadEventListener.java

16:01:24,095 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.hibernate.event.internal.DefaultLoadEventListener>>>DefaultLoadEventListener.java

16:01:24,096 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.hibernate.event.internal.DefaultLoadEventListener>>>DefaultLoadEventListener.java

16:01:24,097 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.hibernate.internal.SessionImpl>>>SessionImpl.java

16:01:24,097 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.hibernate.internal.SessionImpl>>>SessionImpl.java

16:01:24,098 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.hibernate.type.EntityType>>>EntityType.java

16:01:24,099 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.hibernate.type.EntityType>>>EntityType.java

16:01:24,099 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.hibernate.engine.internal.TwoPhaseLoad>>>TwoPhaseLoad.java

16:01:24,100 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.hibernate.loader.Loader>>>Loader.java

16:01:24,101 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.hibernate.loader.Loader>>>Loader.java

16:01:24,101 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.hibernate.loader.Loader>>>Loader.java

16:01:24,102 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.hibernate.loader.Loader>>>Loader.java

16:01:24,103 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.hibernate.loader.Loader>>>Loader.java

16:01:24,103 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.hibernate.loader.Loader>>>Loader.java

16:01:24,104 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.hibernate.loader.Loader>>>Loader.java

16:01:24,104 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.hibernate.loader.hql.QueryLoader>>>QueryLoader.java

16:01:24,105 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.hibernate.hql.internal.ast.QueryTranslatorImpl>>>QueryTranslatorImpl.java

16:01:24,106 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.hibernate.engine.query.spi.HQLQueryPlan>>>HQLQueryPlan.java

16:01:24,107 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.hibernate.internal.SessionImpl>>>SessionImpl.java

16:01:24,107 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.hibernate.internal.QueryImpl>>>QueryImpl.java

16:01:24,108 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.hibernate.ejb.QueryImpl>>>QueryImpl.java

16:01:24,109 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.jboss.as.jpa.container.QueryNonTxInvocationDetacher>>>QueryNonTxInvocationDetacher.java

16:01:24,109 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.cgi.hix.planmanagement.portal.PortalHomeDA>>>PortalHomeDA.java

16:01:24,110 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.cgi.hix.planmanagement.portal.PortalHomeAction>>>PortalHomeAction.java

16:01:24,111 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl>>>NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java

16:01:24,112 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl>>>NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java

16:01:24,112 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl>>>DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java

16:01:24,113 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????java.lang.reflect.Method>>>Method.java

16:01:24,114 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation>>>DefaultActionInvocation.java

16:01:24,115 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation>>>DefaultActionInvocation.java

16:01:24,115 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation>>>DefaultActionInvocation.java

16:01:24,116 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ExceptionMappingInterceptor>>>ExceptionMappingInterceptor.java

16:01:24,117 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation>>>DefaultActionInvocation.java

16:01:24,118 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.ValidationInterceptor>>>ValidationInterceptor.java

16:01:24,119 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.apache.struts2.interceptor.validation.AnnotationValidationInterceptor>>>AnnotationValidationInterceptor.java

16:01:24,120 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.MethodFilterInterceptor>>>MethodFilterInterceptor.java

16:01:24,121 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation>>>DefaultActionInvocation.java

16:01:24,121 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.softwareforge.struts2.breadcrumb.BreadCrumbInterceptor>>>BreadCrumbInterceptor.java

16:01:24,122 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation>>>DefaultActionInvocation.java

16:01:24,123 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.cgi.hix.framework.audit.AuditManager>>>AuditManager.java

16:01:24,124 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation>>>DefaultActionInvocation.java

16:01:24,125 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.cgi.hix.framework.security.SecurityManager>>>SecurityManager.java

16:01:24,126 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation>>>DefaultActionInvocation.java

16:01:24,126 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.apache.struts2.interceptor.debugging.DebuggingInterceptor>>>DebuggingInterceptor.java

16:01:24,127 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation>>>DefaultActionInvocation.java

16:01:24,128 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.DefaultWorkflowInterceptor>>>DefaultWorkflowInterceptor.java

16:01:24,129 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.MethodFilterInterceptor>>>MethodFilterInterceptor.java

16:01:24,130 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation>>>DefaultActionInvocation.java

16:01:24,131 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.ValidationInterceptor>>>ValidationInterceptor.java

16:01:24,132 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.apache.struts2.interceptor.validation.AnnotationValidationInterceptor>>>AnnotationValidationInterceptor.java

16:01:24,133 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.MethodFilterInterceptor>>>MethodFilterInterceptor.java

16:01:24,133 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation>>>DefaultActionInvocation.java

16:01:24,134 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ConversionErrorInterceptor>>>ConversionErrorInterceptor.java

16:01:24,135 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation>>>DefaultActionInvocation.java

16:01:24,136 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ParametersInterceptor>>>ParametersInterceptor.java

16:01:24,137 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.MethodFilterInterceptor>>>MethodFilterInterceptor.java

16:01:24,138 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation>>>DefaultActionInvocation.java

16:01:24,138 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ParametersInterceptor>>>ParametersInterceptor.java

16:01:24,139 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.MethodFilterInterceptor>>>MethodFilterInterceptor.java

16:01:24,140 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation>>>DefaultActionInvocation.java

16:01:24,141 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.StaticParametersInterceptor>>>StaticParametersInterceptor.java

16:01:24,142 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation>>>DefaultActionInvocation.java

16:01:24,142 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.apache.struts2.interceptor.MultiselectInterceptor>>>MultiselectInterceptor.java

16:01:24,143 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation>>>DefaultActionInvocation.java

16:01:24,144 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.apache.struts2.interceptor.CheckboxInterceptor>>>CheckboxInterceptor.java

16:01:24,145 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation>>>DefaultActionInvocation.java

16:01:24,146 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.apache.struts2.interceptor.FileUploadInterceptor>>>FileUploadInterceptor.java

16:01:24,147 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation>>>DefaultActionInvocation.java

16:01:24,147 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ModelDrivenInterceptor>>>ModelDrivenInterceptor.java

16:01:24,148 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation>>>DefaultActionInvocation.java

16:01:24,149 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ScopedModelDrivenInterceptor>>>ScopedModelDrivenInterceptor.java

16:01:24,150 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation>>>DefaultActionInvocation.java

16:01:24,151 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ChainingInterceptor>>>ChainingInterceptor.java

16:01:24,151 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation>>>DefaultActionInvocation.java

16:01:24,152 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.PrepareInterceptor>>>PrepareInterceptor.java

16:01:24,153 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.MethodFilterInterceptor>>>MethodFilterInterceptor.java

16:01:24,154 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation>>>DefaultActionInvocation.java

16:01:24,155 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.I18nInterceptor>>>I18nInterceptor.java

16:01:24,155 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation>>>DefaultActionInvocation.java

16:01:24,156 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.apache.struts2.interceptor.ServletConfigInterceptor>>>ServletConfigInterceptor.java

16:01:24,157 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation>>>DefaultActionInvocation.java

16:01:24,158 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.AliasInterceptor>>>AliasInterceptor.java

16:01:24,158 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation>>>DefaultActionInvocation.java

16:01:24,159 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ExceptionMappingInterceptor>>>ExceptionMappingInterceptor.java

16:01:24,160 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation>>>DefaultActionInvocation.java

16:01:24,161 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.apache.struts2.impl.StrutsActionProxy>>>StrutsActionProxy.java

16:01:24,162 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.Dispatcher>>>Dispatcher.java

16:01:24,162 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ng.ExecuteOperations>>>ExecuteOperations.java

16:01:24,163 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ng.filter.StrutsPrepareAndExecuteFilter>>>StrutsPrepareAndExecuteFilter.java

16:01:24,164 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain>>>ApplicationFilterChain.java

16:01:24,165 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain>>>ApplicationFilterChain.java

16:01:24,166 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve>>>StandardWrapperValve.java

16:01:24,167 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve>>>StandardContextValve.java

16:01:24,167 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.jboss.as.jpa.interceptor.WebNonTxEmCloserValve>>>WebNonTxEmCloserValve.java

16:01:24,168 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.jboss.as.web.security.SecurityContextAssociationValve>>>SecurityContextAssociationValve.java

16:01:24,169 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve>>>StandardHostValve.java

16:01:24,170 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve>>>ErrorReportValve.java

16:01:24,170 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve>>>StandardEngineValve.java

16:01:24,171 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter>>>CoyoteAdapter.java

16:01:24,172 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor>>>Http11Processor.java

16:01:24,173 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler>>>Http11Protocol.java

16:01:24,173 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker>>>JIoEndpoint.java

16:01:24,174 INFO  [stdout] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-2) ????????????????????java.lang.Thread>>>Thread.java

I have printed the stack trace. And I need to get the line 16:01:24,110.

Answer

Aleksander Blomskøld picture Aleksander Blomskøld · Jun 6, 2013

The method that actually threw the initial exception is the first element in the root cause of the stack trace:

private void setErrorDetails(final Throwable cause)
{
     Throwable rootCause = cause;
     while(rootCause.getCause() != null &&  rootCause.getCause() != rootCause)
          rootCause = rootCause.getCause();

    System.out.println(rootCause.getStackTrace()[0].getClassName()); 
    System.out.println(rootCause.getStackTrace()[0].getMethodName()); 
    }
}

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