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diff --git a/libjava/java/lang/Thread.java b/libjava/java/lang/Thread.java
index 7938498..505b99b 100644
--- a/libjava/java/lang/Thread.java
+++ b/libjava/java/lang/Thread.java
@@ -127,11 +127,17 @@ public class Thread implements Runnable
/** The context classloader for this Thread. */
private ClassLoader contextClassLoader;
+ /** The default exception handler. */
+ private static UncaughtExceptionHandler defaultHandler;
+
/** Thread local storage. Package accessible for use by
* InheritableThreadLocal.
*/
WeakIdentityHashMap locals;
+ /** The uncaught exception handler. */
+ UncaughtExceptionHandler exceptionHandler;
+
// This describes the top-most interpreter frame for this thread.
RawData interp_frame;
@@ -935,4 +941,147 @@ public class Thread implements Runnable
}
return locals;
}
+
+ /**
+ * Assigns the given <code>UncaughtExceptionHandler</code> to this
+ * thread. This will then be called if the thread terminates due
+ * to an uncaught exception, pre-empting that of the
+ * <code>ThreadGroup</code>.
+ *
+ * @param h the handler to use for this thread.
+ * @throws SecurityException if the current thread can't modify this thread.
+ * @since 1.5
+ */
+ public void setUncaughtExceptionHandler(UncaughtExceptionHandler h)
+ {
+ SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe.
+ if (sm != null)
+ sm.checkAccess(this);
+ exceptionHandler = h;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * <p>
+ * Returns the handler used when this thread terminates due to an
+ * uncaught exception. The handler used is determined by the following:
+ * </p>
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>If this thread has its own handler, this is returned.</li>
+ * <li>If not, then the handler of the thread's <code>ThreadGroup</code>
+ * object is returned.</li>
+ * <li>If both are unavailable, then <code>null</code> is returned
+ * (which can only happen when the thread was terminated since
+ * then it won't have an associated thread group anymore).</li>
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * @return the appropriate <code>UncaughtExceptionHandler</code> or
+ * <code>null</code> if one can't be obtained.
+ * @since 1.5
+ */
+ public UncaughtExceptionHandler getUncaughtExceptionHandler()
+ {
+ return exceptionHandler != null ? exceptionHandler : group;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * <p>
+ * Sets the default uncaught exception handler used when one isn't
+ * provided by the thread or its associated <code>ThreadGroup</code>.
+ * This exception handler is used when the thread itself does not
+ * have an exception handler, and the thread's <code>ThreadGroup</code>
+ * does not override this default mechanism with its own. As the group
+ * calls this handler by default, this exception handler should not defer
+ * to that of the group, as it may lead to infinite recursion.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * Uncaught exception handlers are used when a thread terminates due to
+ * an uncaught exception. Replacing this handler allows default code to
+ * be put in place for all threads in order to handle this eventuality.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @param h the new default uncaught exception handler to use.
+ * @throws SecurityException if a security manager is present and
+ * disallows the runtime permission
+ * "setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler".
+ * @since 1.5
+ */
+ public static void
+ setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler(UncaughtExceptionHandler h)
+ {
+ SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe.
+ if (sm != null)
+ sm.checkPermission(new RuntimePermission("setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler"));
+ defaultHandler = h;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the handler used by default when a thread terminates
+ * unexpectedly due to an exception, or <code>null</code> if one doesn't
+ * exist.
+ *
+ * @return the default uncaught exception handler.
+ * @since 1.5
+ */
+ public static UncaughtExceptionHandler getDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler()
+ {
+ return defaultHandler;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * <p>
+ * This interface is used to handle uncaught exceptions
+ * which cause a <code>Thread</code> to terminate. When
+ * a thread, t, is about to terminate due to an uncaught
+ * exception, the virtual machine looks for a class which
+ * implements this interface, in order to supply it with
+ * the dying thread and its uncaught exception.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * The virtual machine makes two attempts to find an
+ * appropriate handler for the uncaught exception, in
+ * the following order:
+ * </p>
+ * <ol>
+ * <li>
+ * <code>t.getUncaughtExceptionHandler()</code> --
+ * the dying thread is queried first for a handler
+ * specific to that thread.
+ * </li>
+ * <li>
+ * <code>t.getThreadGroup()</code> --
+ * the thread group of the dying thread is used to
+ * handle the exception. If the thread group has
+ * no special requirements for handling the exception,
+ * it may simply forward it on to
+ * <code>Thread.getDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler()</code>,
+ * the default handler, which is used as a last resort.
+ * </li>
+ * </ol>
+ * <p>
+ * The first handler found is the one used to handle
+ * the uncaught exception.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @author Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
+ * @author Andrew John Hughes <gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org>
+ * @since 1.5
+ * @see Thread#getUncaughtExceptionHandler()
+ * @see Thread#setUncaughtExceptionHander(java.lang.Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler)
+ * @see Thread#getDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler()
+ * @see
+ * Thread#setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler(java.lang.Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler)
+ */
+ public interface UncaughtExceptionHandler
+ {
+ /**
+ * Invoked by the virtual machine with the dying thread
+ * and the uncaught exception. Any exceptions thrown
+ * by this method are simply ignored by the virtual
+ * machine.
+ *
+ * @param thr the dying thread.
+ * @param exc the uncaught exception.
+ */
+ void uncaughtException(Thread thr, Throwable exc);
+ }
}