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8264148: Update spec for exceptions retrofitted for exception chaining

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Reviewed-by: rriggs, smarks
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Joe Darcy 2021-03-30 19:59:59 +00:00
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src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ExceptionInInitializerError.java
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@ -36,13 +36,6 @@ import java.io.ObjectStreamField;
* exception occurred during evaluation of a static initializer or the
* initializer for a static variable.
*
* <p>As of release 1.4, this exception has been retrofitted to conform to
* the general purpose exception-chaining mechanism. The "saved throwable
* object" that may be provided at construction time and accessed via
* the {@link #getException()} method is now known as the <i>cause</i>,
* and may be accessed via the {@link Throwable#getCause()} method, as well
* as the aforementioned "legacy method."
*
* @author Frank Yellin
* @since 1.1
*/
@ -92,7 +85,8 @@ public class ExceptionInInitializerError extends LinkageError {
* Returns the exception that occurred during a static initialization that
* caused this error to be created.
*
* <p>This method predates the general-purpose exception chaining facility.
* @apiNote
* This method predates the general-purpose exception chaining facility.
* The {@link Throwable#getCause()} method is now the preferred means of
* obtaining this information.
*