Re: Source code for Exception Class and RuntimeException Class

From:
=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?= <arne@vajhoej.dk>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:23:59 -0400
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<48b09c0e$0$90276$14726298@news.sunsite.dk>
ankur wrote:

On Aug 23, 1:40 pm, Arne Vajh?j <a...@vajhoej.dk> wrote:

ankur wrote:

On Aug 23, 12:24 pm, Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.n...@laposte.invalid>
wrote:

On 23/08/2008 21:10, Arne Vajh?j allegedly wrote:

ankur wrote:

How can I see the source code for Exception Class and RuntimeException
Class?

Look in the src.zip that comes with SUN Java.

With the JDK (and not the JRE), to be precise.

In Throwable.java I can see the signature for
public synchronized native Throwable fillInStackTrace();
where do I find its implementation ?
Ditto for this method:
private native StackTraceElement getStackTraceElement(int index);

Native methods are in C code.

You can get the source for the C pieces of SUN Java as well.

But I think you should look for alternative approaches to
whatever you are trying to accomplish.

Native stacktrace code in the JVM is not something to mess
around with.

Where can I get the source for the C pieces of SUN Java ?


Joshua has already posted the links.

Arne

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