try {
        pendingDescription = pendingToString();
      } catch (RuntimeException e) {
        // Don't call getMessage or toString() on the exception, in case the exception thrown by the
        // subclass is implemented with bugs similar to the subclass.
        pendingDescription = "Exception thrown from implementation: " + e.getClass();
      }
      // The future may complete during or before the call to getPendingToString, so we use null