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