## org.openorb.util
Class ExceptionTool

    java.lang.Object
      |
      +--org.openorb.util.ExceptionTool

public final class ExceptionTool
extends java.lang.Object

A utility class for optionaly attaching causal objects to exceptions if the exception implementation supports `initCause`

Author:
  Richard G Clark

Method Summary
`static java.lang.Error` `initCause(java.lang.Error e, java.lang.Throwable cause)` Attaches the cause to the exception if this operation is supported by the current environment.
`static java.lang.RuntimeException` `initCause(java.lang.RuntimeException e, java.lang.Throwable cause)` Attaches the cause to the exception if this operation is supported by the current environment.
`static SystemException` `initCause(SystemException e, java.lang.Throwable cause)` Attaches the cause to the exception if this operation is supported by the current environment.
`static java.lang.Throwable` `initCause(java.lang.Throwable e, java.lang.Throwable cause)` Attaches the cause to the exception if this operation is supported by the current environment.
`static UserException` `initCause(UserException e, java.lang.Throwable cause)` Attaches the cause to the exception if this operation is supported by the current environment.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Method Detail

### initCause

    public static SystemException initCause(SystemException e,
                                            java.lang.Throwable cause)

  Attaches the cause to the exception if this operation is supported by the current environment.
  Parameters:
    `e` - the exception to attach the cause to
    `cause` - the cause of this specified exception
  Returns:
    the parameter e

### initCause

    public static UserException initCause(UserException e,
                                          java.lang.Throwable cause)

  Attaches the cause to the exception if this operation is supported by the current environment.
  Parameters:
    `e` - the exception to attach the cause to
    `cause` - the cause of this specified exception
  Returns:
    the parameter e

### initCause

    public static java.lang.Throwable initCause(java.lang.Throwable e,
                                                java.lang.Throwable cause)

  Attaches the cause to the exception if this operation is supported by the current environment.
  Parameters:
    `e` - the exception to attach the cause to
    `cause` - the cause of this specified exception
  Returns:
    the parameter e

### initCause

    public static java.lang.RuntimeException initCause(java.lang.RuntimeException e,
                                                       java.lang.Throwable cause)

  Attaches the cause to the exception if this operation is supported by the current environment.
  Parameters:
    `e` - the exception to attach the cause to
    `cause` - the cause of this specified exception
  Returns:
    the parameter e

### initCause

    public static java.lang.Error initCause(java.lang.Error e,
                                            java.lang.Throwable cause)

  Attaches the cause to the exception if this operation is supported by the current environment.
  Parameters:
    `e` - the exception to attach the cause to
    `cause` - the cause of this specified exception
  Returns:
    the parameter e