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class ExceptionUtils {
    /**
     * <p>Removes common frames from the cause trace given the two stack traces.</p>
     *
     * @param causeFrames  stack trace of a cause throwable
     * @param wrapperFrames  stack trace of a wrapper throwable
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if either argument is null
     * @since 2.0
     */
    public static void removeCommonFrames(List causeFrames, List wrapperFrames) {
        if (causeFrames == null || wrapperFrames == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The List must not be null");
        }
        int causeFrameIndex = causeFrames.size() - 1;
        int wrapperFrameIndex = wrapperFrames.size() - 1;
        while (causeFrameIndex >= 0 && wrapperFrameIndex >= 0) {
            // Remove the frame from the cause trace if it is the same
            // as in the wrapper trace
            String causeFrame = (String) causeFrames.get(causeFrameIndex);
            String wrapperFrame = (String) wrapperFrames.get(wrapperFrameIndex);
            if (causeFrame.equals(wrapperFrame)) {
                causeFrames.remove(causeFrameIndex);
            }
            causeFrameIndex--;
            wrapperFrameIndex--;
        }
    }

}