Re: Source code for Exception Class and RuntimeException Class
ankur wrote:
In Throwable.java I can see the signature for
public synchronized native Throwable fillInStackTrace();
where do I find its implementation ?
It's native, so its source is in the source of the actual JVM.
This is the source of the bridge for JDK 7:
<http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/jdk7/jdk/file/tip/src/share/native/java/lang/Throwable.c>
The method seems to come from here (line 402):
<http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/jdk7/hotspot/file/tip/src/share/vm/prims/jvm.cpp>
At that point, I'd say it's best to basically open stuff up in gdb (C++
debugger) to try to follow what's going on, since I've perplexed myself,
and following code through several separate hg trees is becoming an
exercise in pain.
Ditto for this method:
private native StackTraceElement getStackTraceElement(int index);
Roughly, ditto.
At this point, however, you're delving deep into the structure of the
JVM--as is the case for much of java.lang and its subpackages.
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