# ij.exceptionTrace property

#### Function

When the `ij.exceptionTrace` property is set to `true`, a full exception stack trace is printed when exceptions occur in `ij`. The default setting is `false`.

#### Syntax

    ij.exceptionTrace={ false | true }

#### Example

In the following example, `ij` is started with the `ij.exceptionTrace` property set to true.

    java -Dij.exceptionTrace=true org.apache.derby.tools.ij
    ij version 10.5
    ij> connect 'jdbc:derby:wombat';
    ERROR XJ004: Database 'wombat' not found.
    SQL Exception: Database 'wombat' not found.
        at org.apache.derby.impl.jdbc.SQLExceptionFactory.getSQLException(SQLExceptionFactory.java:44)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.jdbc.Util.newEmbedSQLException(Util.java:87)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.jdbc.Util.newEmbedSQLException(Util.java:93)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.jdbc.Util.generateCsSQLException(Util.java:172)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.jdbc.EmbedConnection.newSQLException(EmbedConnection.java:1955)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.jdbc.EmbedConnection.(EmbedConnection.java:254)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.jdbc.EmbedConnection30.(EmbedConnection30.java:72)
        at org.apache.derby.jdbc.Driver30.getNewEmbedConnection(Driver30.java:73)
        at org.apache.derby.jdbc.InternalDriver.connect(InternalDriver.java:200)
        at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:512)
        at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:140)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.tools.ij.ij.dynamicConnection(ij.java:873)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.tools.ij.ij.ConnectStatement(ij.java:723)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.tools.ij.ij.ijStatement(ij.java:553)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.tools.ij.utilMain.go(utilMain.java:289)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.tools.ij.Main.go(Main.java:207)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.tools.ij.Main.mainCore(Main.java:173)
        at org.apache.derby.impl.tools.ij.Main14.main(Main14.java:55)
        at org.apache.derby.tools.ij.main(ij.java:60)  ij
    ij>

Parent topic: ij properties reference
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