How can I convert a stack trace to a string?

Question

What is the easiest way to convert the result of Throwable.getStackTrace() to a string that depicts the stacktrace?

Answer 1

if you are using Java 8, try this

Arrays.stream(e.getStackTrace())
                .map(s->s.toString())
                .collect(Collectors.joining("\n"));

you can find the code for getStackTrace() function provided by Throwable.java as :

public StackTraceElement[] getStackTrace() {
    return getOurStackTrace().clone();
}

and for StackTraceElement, it provides toString() as follows:

public String toString() {
    return getClassName() + "." + methodName +
        (isNativeMethod() ? "(Native Method)" :
         (fileName != null && lineNumber >= 0 ?
          "(" + fileName + ":" + lineNumber + ")" :
          (fileName != null ?  "("+fileName+")" : "(Unknown Source)")));
}

So just join the StackTraceElement with "\n".