Java only get Exception name without StackTrace

Question

how can I get the exception name without getting the stack trace?

I am using exception.toString() to convert the thrown exception into a string, but I only want the exception name likeNullPointerException and not the entire stack trace.

How can I solve this?

Steven Pauk · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-20 18:48:07Z

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exception.getClass().getSimpleName();

Class#getSimpleName()

NOTE: this will not work in case if your exception is an anonymous class (although I have personally never seen an anonymous exception in any production code)

edited Mar 20, 2015 at 18:48

answered Mar 20, 2015 at 18:41

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Eboubaker Over a year ago

won't work with some jar libraries too. will throw class not found exception.

Python_user Over a year ago

@Eboubaker Can you provide some example?

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