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### class:StackWalker [NONE]
  public final class StackWalker extends Object A stack walker. The `walk` method opens a sequential stream of `StackFrame`s for the current thread and then applies the given function to walk the `StackFrame` stream. The stream reports stack frame elements in order, from the top most frame that represents the execution point at which the stack was generated to the bottom most frame. The `StackFrame` stream is closed when the `walk` method returns. If an attempt is made to reuse the closed stream, `IllegalStateException` will be thrown. The stack walking options of a `StackWalker` determines the information of `StackFrame` objects to be returned. By default, stack frames of the reflection API and implementation classes are hidden and `StackFrame`s have the class name and method name available but not the `Class reference` . `StackWalker` is thread-safe. Multiple threads can share a single `StackWalker` object to traverse its own stack. A permission check is performed when a `StackWalker` is created, according to the options it requests. No further permission check is done at stack walking time. API Note: Examples 1. To find the first caller filtering a known list of implementation class:
           StackWalker walker = StackWalker.getInstance(Option.RETAIN_CLASS_REFERENCE);
           Optional<Class<?>> callerClass = walker.walk(s ->
               s.map(StackFrame::getDeclaringClass)
                .filter(interestingClasses::contains)
                .findFirst());
  2. To snapshot the top 10 stack frames of the current thread,
           List<StackFrame> stack = StackWalker.getInstance().walk(s ->
               s.limit(10).collect(Collectors.toList()));
Unless otherwise noted, passing a `null` argument to a constructor or method in this `StackWalker` class will cause a `NullPointerException` to be thrown. Since: 9

### method:getInstance() [NONE]
### getInstance public static StackWalker getInstance() Returns a `StackWalker` instance. This `StackWalker` is configured to skip all hidden frames and no class reference is retained. Returns: a `StackWalker` configured to skip all hidden frames and no class reference is retained.

### method:getInstance(java.lang.StackWalker.Option) [NONE]
### getInstance public static StackWalker getInstance (StackWalker.Option option) Returns a `StackWalker` instance with the given option specifying the stack frame information it can access. If a security manager is present and the given `option` is `Option.RETAIN_CLASS_REFERENCE`, it calls its `checkPermission` method for `RuntimePermission("getStackWalkerWithClassReference")`. Parameters: `option` - `stack walking option` Returns: a `StackWalker` configured with the given option Throws: `SecurityException` - if a security manager exists and its `checkPermission` method denies access.

### method:getInstance(java.util.Set) [NONE]
### getInstance public static StackWalker getInstance (Set<StackWalker.Option> options) Returns a `StackWalker` instance with the given `options` specifying the stack frame information it can access. If the given `options` is empty, this `StackWalker` is configured to skip all hidden frames and no class reference is retained. If a security manager is present and the given `options` contains `Option.RETAIN_CLASS_REFERENCE`, it calls its `checkPermission` method for `RuntimePermission("getStackWalkerWithClassReference")`. Parameters: `options` - `stack walking option` Returns: a `StackWalker` configured with the given options Throws: `SecurityException` - if a security manager exists and its `checkPermission` method denies access.

### method:getInstance(java.util.Set,int) [NONE]
### getInstance public static StackWalker getInstance (Set<StackWalker.Option> options, int estimateDepth) Returns a `StackWalker` instance with the given `options` specifying the stack frame information it can access. If the given `options` is empty, this `StackWalker` is configured to skip all hidden frames and no class reference is retained. If a security manager is present and the given `options` contains `Option.RETAIN_CLASS_REFERENCE`, it calls its `checkPermission` method for `RuntimePermission("getStackWalkerWithClassReference")`. The `estimateDepth` specifies the estimate number of stack frames this `StackWalker` will traverse that the `StackWalker` could use as a hint for the buffer size. Parameters: `options` - `stack walking options` `estimateDepth` - Estimate number of stack frames to be traversed. Returns: a `StackWalker` configured with the given options Throws: `IllegalArgumentException` - if `estimateDepth <= 0` `SecurityException` - if a security manager exists and its `checkPermission` method denies access.

### method:walk(java.util.function.Function) [NONE]
  > ### walk public <T> T walk (Function<? super Stream<StackWalker.StackFrame>,? extends T> function) Applies the given function to the stream of `StackFrame`s for the current thread, traversing from the top frame of the stack, which is the method calling this `walk` method. The `StackFrame` stream will be closed when this method returns. When a closed `Stream<StackFrame>` object is reused, `IllegalStateException` will be thrown. API Note: For example, to find the first 10 calling frames, first skipping those frames whose declaring class is in package `com.foo`:
  >      List<StackFrame> frames = StackWalker.getInstance().walk(s ->
  >          s.dropWhile(f -> f.getClassName().startsWith("com.foo."))
  >           .limit(10)
  >           .collect(Collectors.toList()));
This method takes a `Function` accepting a `Stream<StackFrame>`, rather than returning a `Stream<StackFrame>` and allowing the caller to directly manipulate the stream. The Java virtual machine is free to reorganize a thread's control stack, for example, via deoptimization. By taking a `Function` parameter, this method allows access to stack frames through a stable view of a thread's control stack. Parallel execution is effectively disabled and stream pipeline execution will only occur on the current thread. Implementation Note: The implementation stabilizes the stack by anchoring a frame specific to the stack walking and ensures that the stack walking is performed above the anchored frame. When the stream object is closed or being reused, `IllegalStateException` will be thrown. Type Parameters: `T` - The type of the result of applying the function to the stream of stack frame . Parameters: `function` - a function that takes a stream of stack frames and returns a result. Returns: the result of applying the function to the stream of stack frame .

### method:forEach(java.util.function.Consumer) [NONE]
### forEach public void forEach (Consumer<? super StackWalker.StackFrame> action) Performs the given action on each element of `StackFrame` stream of the current thread, traversing from the top frame of the stack, which is the method calling this `forEach` method. This method is equivalent to calling `walk(s -> { s.forEach(action); return null; });` Parameters: `action` - an action to be performed on each `StackFrame` of the stack of the current thread

### method:getCallerClass() [NONE]
  ### getCallerClass public Class<?> getCallerClass() Gets the `Class` object of the caller who invoked the method that invoked `getCallerClass`. This method filters reflection frames , `MethodHandle`, and hidden frames regardless of the `SHOW_REFLECT_FRAMES` and `SHOW_HIDDEN_FRAMES` options this `StackWalker` has been configured with. This method should be called when a caller frame is present. If it is called from the bottom most frame on the stack, `IllegalCallerException` will be thrown. This method throws `UnsupportedOperationException` if this `StackWalker` is not configured with the `RETAIN_CLASS_REFERENCE` option. API Note: For example, `Util::getResourceBundle` loads a resource bundle on behalf of the caller. It invokes `getCallerClass` to identify the class whose method called `Util::getResourceBundle`. Then, it obtains the class loader of that class, and uses the class loader to load the resource bundle. The caller class in this example is `MyTool`.
       class Util {
           private final StackWalker walker = StackWalker.getInstance(Option.RETAIN_CLASS_REFERENCE);
           public ResourceBundle getResourceBundle(String bundleName) {
               Class<?> caller = walker.getCallerClass();
               return ResourceBundle.getBundle(bundleName, Locale.getDefault(), caller.getClassLoader());
           }
       }

       class MyTool {
           private final Util util = new Util();
           private void init() {
               ResourceBundle rb = util.getResourceBundle("mybundle");
           }
       }
  An equivalent way to find the caller class using the `walk` method is as follows (filtering the reflection frames, `MethodHandle` and hidden frames not shown below):
           Optional<Class<?>> caller = walker.walk(s ->
               s.map(StackFrame::getDeclaringClass)
                .skip(2)
                .findFirst());
When the `getCallerClass` method is called from a method that is the bottom most frame on the stack, for example, `static public void main` method launched by the `java` launcher, or a method invoked from a JNI attached thread, `IllegalCallerException` is thrown. Returns: `Class` object of the caller's caller invoking this method. Throws: `UnsupportedOperationException` - if this `StackWalker` is not configured with `Option.RETAIN_CLASS_REFERENCE`. `IllegalCallerException` - if there is no caller frame, i.e. when this `getCallerClass` method is called from a method which is the last frame on the stack.