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    018package org.apache.bcel.verifier.exc;
    019
    020
    021import java.io.PrintWriter;
    022import java.io.StringWriter;
    023
    024/**
    025 * A utility class providing convenience methods concerning Throwable instances.
    026 * @version $Id$
    027 * @see java.lang.Throwable
    028 */
    029public final class Utility{
    030    /** This class is not instantiable. */
    031    private Utility() {}
    032
    033    /** This method returns the stack trace of a Throwable instance as a String. */
    034    public static String getStackTrace(final Throwable t) {
    035        final StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
    036        final PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(sw);
    037        t.printStackTrace(pw);
    038        return sw.toString();
    039    }
    040}