Java Get an exception while calling a web service but the Exception is empty

Question

I am calling a web service using the following code

public static ServResponse enGenderAndSentiment(String url, Tweet t) {

        HttpClient httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient();
        String responseBody = "";
        ServResponse holder = null;

        try {
            # calling a web service here
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            logger.debug("Exception while calling api for : " + t.getId());
            logger.debug(ex);
        } finally {
            httpClient.getConnectionManager().shutdown();
        }       

        return holder;

    }

An exception is thrown while executing the previous code and when I check the log file, I found the message Exception while calling ... but I the exception itself is not logged.

What could be the problem here? why the second logging statement is not printing anything in the log file?

Could be happening because of your logger, is the current level > debug? try to simply printStackTrace and see what you got. — user1079425
– user1079425, Commented Aug 24, 2017 at 13:22
@MehdiB. Huh? On a server? What makes you think that printing a stack trace to the console would be visible anywhere? — GhostCat
– GhostCat, Commented Aug 24, 2017 at 13:26
@GhostCat, Websphere does print the stack trace on the sys err log file. — user1079425
– user1079425, Commented Aug 24, 2017 at 13:27

Usagi Miyamoto · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-24 13:24:36Z

1

Use logger.error(ex,ex); instead of logger.debug(ex); to log also the stacktrace (with optional cause exceptions)...

answered Aug 24, 2017 at 13:24

Usagi Miyamoto

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