libjava/java/lang/VMThrowable.java

   1 /* java.lang.VMThrowable -- VM support methods for Throwable.
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  37
  38 package java.lang;
  39
  40 import gnu.gcj.RawDataManaged;
  41
  42 /**
  43  * VM dependent state and support methods Throwable.
  44  * It is deliberately package local and final and should only be accessed
  45  * by the Throwable class.
  46  * <p>
  47  * This is the version used by libgcj (http://gcc.gnu.org/java/).
  48  *
  49  * @author Mark Wielaard (mark@klomp.org)
  50  */
  51 final class VMThrowable
  52 {
  53   /**
  54    * Private contructor, create VMThrowables with StackTrace();
  55    */
  56   private VMThrowable() { }
  57
  58   /**
  59    * Fill in the stack trace with the current execution stack.
  60    * Called by <code>Throwable.fillInStackTrace()</code> to get the state of
  61    * the VM. Can return null when the VM does not support caputing the VM
  62    * execution state.
  63    *
  64    * @return a new VMThrowable containing the current execution stack trace.
  65    * @see Throwable#fillInStackTrace()
  66    */
  67   static native VMThrowable fillInStackTrace(Throwable t);
  68
  69   /**
  70    * Returns an <code>StackTraceElement</code> array based on the execution
  71    * state of the VM as captured by <code>fillInStackTrace</code>.
  72    * Called by <code>Throwable.getStackTrace()</code>.
  73    *
  74    * @return a non-null but possible zero length array of StackTraceElement.
  75    * @see Throwable#getStackTrace()
  76    */
  77   native StackTraceElement[] getStackTrace(Throwable t);
  78
  79   // Setting this flag to false prevents fillInStackTrace() from running.
  80   static boolean trace_enabled = true;
  81
  82   // Native stack data.
  83   private RawDataManaged data;
  84 }