Java: Global Exception Handler

Question

Is there a way to make a global exception-handler in Java. I want to use like this:

\"When an exception is thrown somewhere in the WHOLE program, exit.\"
         


        

Answer 1

Threads.setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler() works but not in all cases. For example, I'm using it in my main() before creating Swing widgets, and it works in the threads created by Swing, such as the AWT event thread or SwingWorker threads.

Sadly, it doesn't have any effect on the thread created by javax.naming.spi.NamingManager.getInitialContext() when using an LDAP URL, using JavaSE 1.6. No doubt there are other exceptions.