Re: Interrupted exception chaining
On 25/09/2012 12:25, raphfrk@gmail.com allegedly wrote:
Is there a recommended way of "chaining" interrupted exceptions?
This is to implement a method call that doesn't throw an interrupted exception, but which calls a method which can be interrupted.
public void uninterruptableWait(Object c) {
boolean done = false;
boolean interrupted = false;
synchronized (c) {
while (!done) {
try {
c.wait();
done = true;
} catch (InterrupedException ie) {
interrupted = true;
}
}
}
if (interrupted) {
Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
}
}
If that interrupt was unexpected, and causes a stack trace, then it would be nice if it could include the details from the thrown exception.
Is there a better way to do the above?
a) When catching an InterruptedException, always, always call
Thread.currentThread().interrupt() in the catch block. Always. Unless
you know what you're doing.
b) If you want a stacktrace, just print a stacktrace. Like, in the catch
block. But note that by definition, interruptedness is a state, not an
action. The only thing a stacktrace will tell you is where in the code
that state was /checked/, not where it was /set/.
--
DF.
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