2 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/bind/dobinding.cpp b/src/bind/dobinding.cpp
index e2157de0b..639e27062 100644
--- a/src/bind/dobinding.cpp
+++ b/src/bind/dobinding.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ typedef struct
     JNINativeMethod *methods;
 } NativeClass;
 
+/**
+ * Although I dislike macros, this one seems reasonable
+ */ 
+#define EXCEPTION (getExceptionString(env).c_str())
 
 //########################################################################
 //# BASE OBJECT
@@ -76,7 +80,7 @@ static jlong getPointer(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj)
     jfieldID id = env->GetFieldID(env->GetObjectClass(obj), "_pointer", "J");
     if (!id)
         {
-        err("getPointer: %s", getException(env).c_str());
+        err("getPointer: %s", EXCEPTION);
         return 0;
 		}
     jlong val = env->GetLongField(obj, id);
@@ -88,7 +92,7 @@ static void setPointer(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj, jlong val)
     jfieldID id = env->GetFieldID(env->GetObjectClass(obj), "_pointer", "J");
     if (!id)
         {
-        err("setPointer: %s", getException(env).c_str());
+        err("setPointer: %s", EXCEPTION);
         return;
 		}
     env->SetLongField(obj, id, val);
diff --git a/src/bind/javabind-private.h b/src/bind/javabind-private.h
index c4dbd5e9a..c919c105d 100644
--- a/src/bind/javabind-private.h
+++ b/src/bind/javabind-private.h
@@ -95,9 +95,6 @@ String normalizePath(const String &str);
 
 String getExceptionString(JNIEnv *env);
 
-String getException(JNIEnv *env)
-    { return getExceptionString(env); }
-
 jint getInt(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj, const char *name);
 
 void setInt(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj, const char *name, jint val);