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InvalidClassException

Name

InvalidClassException

Synopsis

Class Name:

java.io.InvalidClassException

Superclass:

java.io.ObjectStreamException

Immediate Subclasses:

None

Interfaces Implemented:

None

Availability:

New as of JDK 1.1

Description

An InvalidClassException is thrown during object serialization. It indicates that the run-time environment does not support a serialized class for one of the following reasons:

An InvalidClassException can also indicate one of these problems with the class itself:

Class Summary

public class java.io.InvalidClassException
             extends java.io.ObjectStreamException {
  // Variables
  public String classname;
  // Constructors
  public InvalidClassException(String reason);
  public InvalidClassException(String cname, String reason);
  // Instance Methods
  public String getMessage();
}

Variables

classname

public String classname

Description

The name of the class that caused the exception.

Constructors

InvalidClassException

public InvalidClassException(String reason)

Parameters

reason

The reason the exception was thrown.

Description

This constructor creates an InvalidClassException with the specified reason string.

public InvalidClassException(String cname, String reason)

Parameters

cname

The name of the class.

reason

The reason the exception was thrown.

Description

This constructor creates an InvalidClassException with the specified class name and reason string.

Instance Methods

getMessage

public String getMessage()

Returns

The reason string for this exception.

Overrides

Throwable.getMessage()

Description

This method returns the reason string for this exception. If a class name has also been specified, it is prepended to the reason string with a semicolon.

Inherited Methods

Method

Inherited From

Method

Inherited From

clone()

Object

equals(Object)

Object

fillInStackTrace()

Throwable

finalize()

Object

getClass()

Object

getLocalizedMessage()

Throwable

getMessage()

Throwable

hashCode()

Object

notify()

Object

notifyAll()

Object

printStackTrace()

Throwable

printStackTrace(PrintStream)

Throwable

printStackTrace(PrintWriter)

Throwable

toString()

Object

wait()

Object

wait(long)

Object

wait(long, int)

Object

   

See Also

Exception, ObjectStreamException, Throwable


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