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+// **********************************************************************
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2003-2005 ZeroC, Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+// This copy of Ice is licensed to you under the terms described in the
+// ICE_LICENSE file included in this distribution.
+//
+// **********************************************************************
+
+package IceUtil;
+
+public final class Assert
+{
+    public static boolean
+    Assert(boolean b)
+    {
+	//
+	// The JVM ignores exceptions raised in finalizers, therefore finalizers
+	// that use assertions should call this method. For example:
+	//
+	// protected void finalize() throws Throwable
+	// {
+	//     assert(IceUtil.Assert.Assert(condition));
+	// }
+	//
+	// Notice that this method is called from within an assert statement,
+	// which avoids the cost of the call if assertions are disabled.
+	//
+	if(!b)
+	{
+	    //
+	    // Create a Throwable to obtain the stack trace.
+	    //
+	    Throwable t = new Throwable();
+	    StackTraceElement[] trace = t.getStackTrace();
+	    if(trace.length > 1)
+	    {
+		//
+		// Skip the first frame, which represents this method.
+		//
+		System.err.println("Assertion failure:");
+		for(int i = 1; i < trace.length; ++i)
+		{
+		    System.err.println("\tat " + trace[i]);
+		}
+	    }
+	    else
+	    {
+		System.err.println("Assertion failure (no stack trace information)");
+	    }
+	}
+	return true;
+    }
+}