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    019package org.apache.bcel.verifier.exc;
    020
    021import java.io.PrintWriter;
    022import java.io.StringWriter;
    023
    024/**
    025 * A utility class providing convenience methods concerning Throwable instances.
    026 *
    027 * @see Throwable
    028 */
    029public final class Utility {
    030
    031    /** This method returns the stack trace of a Throwable instance as a String. */
    032    public static String getStackTrace(final Throwable t) {
    033        final StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
    034        final PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(sw);
    035        t.printStackTrace(pw);
    036        return sw.toString();
    037    }
    038
    039    /** This class is not instantiable. */
    040    private Utility() {
    041    }
    042}