refs 2352

org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/utils/TransformationUtils.java

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.service.ITransformationService;
  * @author hoelzl
  * @author $Author$
  * @version $Rev$
- * @ConQAT.Rating GREEN Hash: D5FFA34D4F541675F1EF17EE4A5C59CA
+ * @ConQAT.Rating YELLOW Hash: 8B88DE0F53EE7561C069D2660CF31843
  */
 public final class TransformationUtils {
 
@@ -132,4 +132,18 @@ public final class TransformationUtils {
 			ITransformationContext context) {
 		return ITransformationService.INSTANCE.canTransform(sourceElement, targetClass, context);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param e
+	 * @return the deepest non-null cause of <code>e</code>
+	 */
+	public static Throwable getOriginalCause(ChainTransformationFailedException e) {
+		Throwable f = e.getCause();
+		Throwable previous = e;
+		while(f != null) {
+			previous = f;
+			f = f.getCause();
+		}
+		return previous;
+	}
 }