de> method of <code>Throwable</code>
 to return the next exception in the chain of nested exceptions.</div>
<dl class="notes">
<dt>Overrides:</dt>
<dd><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Throwable.html#getCause()" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">getCause</a></code>&nbsp;in class&nbsp;<code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Throwable.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class