Java only get Exception name without StackTrace

Question

how can I get the exception name without getting the stack trace?

I am using exception.toString() to convert the thrown exception into a string, but I only want the exception name likeNullPointerException and not the entire stack trace.

How can I solve this?

Solution

exception.getClass().getSimpleName();

Class#getSimpleName()

NOTE: this will not work in case if your exception is an anonymous class (although I have personally never seen an anonymous exception in any production code)