CompletableFuture<String> future = new CompletableFuture<>();

future.completeExceptionally(new RuntimeException());

future.exceptionally(e -> {
            System.out.println(e.getClass());
            return null;
});

CompletableFuture<String> future = new CompletableFuture<>();

future.completeExceptionally(new RuntimeException());

future.thenApply(v-> v).exceptionally(e -> {
            System.out.println(e);
            return null;
});

CompletableFuture<String> future = new CompletableFuture<>();

future.completeExceptionally(new RuntimeException());

future.thenApply(v-> v).exceptionally(e -> {
        System.out.println(e.getCause()); // returns a throwable back
        return null;
});