How can I catch AWT thread exceptions in Java?

Question

We'd like a trace in our application logs of these exceptions - by default Java just outputs them to the console.

Answer 1

Since Java 7, you have to do it differently as the sun.awt.exception.handler hack does not work anymore.

Here is the solution (from Uncaught AWT Exceptions in Java 7).

// Regular Exception
Thread.setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler(new ExceptionHandler());

// EDT Exception
SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(new Runnable()
{
    public void run()
    {
        // We are in the event dispatching thread
        Thread.currentThread().setUncaughtExceptionHandler(new ExceptionHandler());
    }
});