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    016 */
    017package org.apache.bcel.verifier.exc;
    018
    019import java.io.PrintWriter;
    020import java.io.StringWriter;
    021
    022/**
    023 * A utility class providing convenience methods concerning Throwable instances.
    024 *
    025 * @see Throwable
    026 */
    027public final class Utility {
    028    /** This method returns the stack trace of a Throwable instance as a String. */
    029    public static String getStackTrace(final Throwable t) {
    030        final StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
    031        final PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(sw);
    032        t.printStackTrace(pw);
    033        return sw.toString();
    034    }
    035
    036    /** This class is not instantiable. */
    037    private Utility() {
    038    }
    039}