Exception

Exception Attributes

This document defines the shared attributes used to report a single exception associated with a span or log.

AttributeTypeDescriptionExamplesStability
exception.messagestringThe exception message.Division by zero; Can't convert 'int' object to str implicitlyStable
exception.stacktracestringA stacktrace as a string in the natural representation for the language runtime. The representation is to be determined and documented by each language SIG.Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException: Test exception\n at com.example.GenerateTrace.methodB(GenerateTrace.java:13)\n at com.example.GenerateTrace.methodA(GenerateTrace.java:9)\n at com.example.GenerateTrace.main(GenerateTrace.java:5)Stable
exception.typestringThe type of the exception (its fully-qualified class name, if applicable). The dynamic type of the exception should be preferred over the static type in languages that support it.java.net.ConnectException; OSErrorStable

Deprecated Exception Attributes

Deprecated exception attributes.

AttributeTypeDescriptionExamplesStability
exception.escapedbooleanIndicates that the exception is escaping the scope of the span.Deprecated
It’s no longer recommended to record exceptions that are handled and do not escape the scope of a span.