package net.jcip.examples;

/**

* StaticUtilities

*

* @author Brian Goetz and Tim Peierls

*/

public class LaunderThrowable {

/**

* Coerce an unchecked Throwable to a RuntimeException

* <p/>

* If the Throwable is an Error, throw it; if it is a

* RuntimeException return it, otherwise throw IllegalStateException

*/

public static RuntimeException launderThrowable(Throwable t) {

if (t instanceof RuntimeException)

return (RuntimeException) t;

else if (t instanceof Error)

throw (Error) t;

else

throw new IllegalStateException("Not unchecked", t);

}

}