How to Use StackTraceElement in Java

Using StackTraceElement, Java developers can know the stack trace at any given point in the code flow. Below is a code example showing how to use StackTraceElement in Java:

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public class UsingStackTraceElement
{
	public static void main(String args[])
	{
		UsingStackTraceElement usingStackTraceElement = new UsingStackTraceElement();
		usingStackTraceElement.proceed();
	}
	
	public void proceed()
	{
		myMethod();
	}
	
	private void myMethod()
	{
        StackTraceElement[] stackTrace = Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace();
		for(StackTraceElement st : stackTrace)  
        {  
            System.out.println(st);  
        }  		
	}
}

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If you run this code in your integrated development environment (IDE) or code editor, you get the following output:

[root@mypc]# java UsingStackTraceElement
java.lang.Thread.getStackTrace(Unknown Source)
UsingStackTraceElement.myMethod(UsingStackTraceElement.java:20)
UsingStackTraceElement.proceed(UsingStackTraceElement.java:15)
UsingStackTraceElement.main(UsingStackTraceElement.java:10)