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<div class="sub-title"><span class="package-label-in-type">Package</span>&nbsp;<a href="package-summary.html">org.apache.logging.log4j.util</a></div>
<h1 title="Class StackLocator" class="title">Class StackLocator</h1>
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<div class="inheritance" title="Inheritance Tree"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">java.lang.Object</a>
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<div class="type-signature"><span class="annotations"><a href="InternalApi.html" title="annotation in org.apache.logging.log4j.util">@InternalApi</a>
</span><span class="modifiers">public final class </span><span class="element-name type-name-label">StackLocator</span>
<span class="extends-implements">extends <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Object</a></span></div>
<div class="block"><em>Consider this class private.</em> Provides various methods to determine the caller class.
<h2>Background</h2>
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This method, available only in the Oracle/Sun/OpenJDK implementations of the Java Virtual Machine, is a much more
efficient mechanism for determining the <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link"><code>Class</code></a> of the caller of a particular method. When it is not available,
a <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/SecurityManager.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link"><code>SecurityManager</code></a> is the second-best option. When this is also not possible, the <code>StackTraceElement[]</code>
returned by <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Throwable.html#getStackTrace--" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link"><code>Throwable.getStackTrace()</code></a> must be used, and its <code>String</code> class name converted to a
<code>Class</code> using the slow <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html#forName-java.lang.String-" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link"><code>Class.forName(java.lang.String)</code></a> (which can add an extra microsecond or more for each invocation
depending on the runtime ClassLoader hierarchy).
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During Java 8 development, the <code>sun.reflect.Reflection.getCallerClass(int)</code> was removed from OpenJDK, and this
change was back-ported to Java 7 in version 1.7.0_25 which changed the behavior of the call and caused it to be off
by one stack frame. This turned out to be beneficial for the survival of this API as the change broke hundreds of
libraries and frameworks relying on the API which brought much more attention to the intended API removal.
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After much community backlash, the JDK team agreed to restore <code>getCallerClass(int)</code> and keep its existing
behavior for the rest of Java 7. However, the method is deprecated in Java 8, and current Java 9 development has not
addressed this API. Therefore, the functionality of this class cannot be relied upon for all future versions of Java.
It does, however, work just fine in Sun JDK 1.6, OpenJDK 1.6, Oracle/OpenJDK 1.7, and Oracle/OpenJDK 1.8. Other Java
environments may fall back to using <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Throwable.html#getStackTrace--" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link"><code>Throwable.getStackTrace()</code></a> which is significantly slower due to
examination of every virtual frame of execution.
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<div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/StackTraceElement.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">StackTraceElement</a></code></div>
<div class="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#calcLocation(java.lang.String)" class="member-name-link">calcLocation</a><wbr>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a>&nbsp;fqcnOfLogger)</code></div>
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<div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>&lt;?&gt;</code></div>
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<div class="block">Gets the Class of the method that called <em>this</em> method at the location up the call stack by the given stack
frame depth.</div>
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<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/function/Predicate.html" title="class or interface in java.util.function" class="external-link">Predicate</a>&lt;<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>&lt;?&gt;&gt;&nbsp;callerPredicate)</code></div>
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<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a>&nbsp;pkg)</code></div>
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<div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/Deque.html" title="class or interface in java.util" class="external-link">Deque</a>&lt;<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>&lt;?&gt;&gt;</code></div>
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<div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>static <a href="StackLocator.html" title="class in org.apache.logging.log4j.util">StackLocator</a></code></div>
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<div class="block">Gets the singleton instance.</div>
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<div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab2 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/StackTraceElement.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">StackTraceElement</a></code></div>
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<h3>getInstance</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public static</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="StackLocator.html" title="class in org.apache.logging.log4j.util">StackLocator</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">getInstance</span>()</div>
<div class="block">Gets the singleton instance.</div>
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<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>the singleton instance.</dd>
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<h3>getCallerClass</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>&lt;?&gt;</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">getCallerClass</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>&lt;?&gt;&nbsp;sentinelClass,
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/function/Predicate.html" title="class or interface in java.util.function" class="external-link">Predicate</a>&lt;<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>&lt;?&gt;&gt;&nbsp;callerPredicate)</span></div>
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<h3>getCallerClass</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>&lt;?&gt;</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">getCallerClass</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(int&nbsp;depth)</span></div>
<div class="block">Gets the Class of the method that called <em>this</em> method at the location up the call stack by the given stack
frame depth.
<p>
This method returns <code>null</code> if:
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<li><code>sun.reflect.Reflection.getCallerClass(int)</code> is not present.</li>
<li>An exception is caught calling <code>sun.reflect.Reflection.getCallerClass(int)</code>.</li>
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<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd><code>depth</code> - The stack frame count to walk.</dd>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>A class or null.</dd>
<dt>Throws:</dt>
<dd><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/IndexOutOfBoundsException.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">IndexOutOfBoundsException</a></code> - if depth is negative.</dd>
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<h3>getCallerClass</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>&lt;?&gt;</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">getCallerClass</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a>&nbsp;fqcn,
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a>&nbsp;pkg)</span></div>
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<h3>getCallerClass</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>&lt;?&gt;</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">getCallerClass</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>&lt;?&gt;&nbsp;anchor)</span></div>
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<h3>getCurrentStackTrace</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/Deque.html" title="class or interface in java.util" class="external-link">Deque</a>&lt;<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>&lt;?&gt;&gt;</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">getCurrentStackTrace</span>()</div>
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<h3>calcLocation</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/StackTraceElement.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">StackTraceElement</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">calcLocation</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a>&nbsp;fqcnOfLogger)</span></div>
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<h3>getStackTraceElement</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/StackTraceElement.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">StackTraceElement</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">getStackTraceElement</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(int&nbsp;depth)</span></div>
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