java.io

Class InvalidClassException

Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable

public class InvalidClassException
extends ObjectStreamException

This exception is thrown when there is some sort of problem with a class during a serialization operation. This could be:
.

The field classname will contain the name of the class that caused the problem if known. The getMessage() method for this exception will always include the name of that class if known.

Since:
1.1
See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary

String
classname
The name of the class which encountered the error.

Constructor Summary

InvalidClassException(String message)
Create an exception with a descriptive error message, but a null classname.
InvalidClassException(String classname, String message)
Create an exception with a descriptive error message, and the name of the class that caused the problem.

Method Summary

String
getMessage()
Returns the descriptive error message for this exception.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, extends Object> getClass, finalize, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

classname

public String classname
The name of the class which encountered the error.

Constructor Details

InvalidClassException

public InvalidClassException(String message)
Create an exception with a descriptive error message, but a null classname.
Parameters:
message - the descriptive error message

InvalidClassException

public InvalidClassException(String classname,
                             String message)
Create an exception with a descriptive error message, and the name of the class that caused the problem.
Parameters:
classname - the name of the faulty class
message - the descriptive error message

Method Details

getMessage

public String getMessage()
Returns the descriptive error message for this exception. It will include the class name that caused the problem if known, in the format: [classname][; ][super.getMessage()].
Overrides:
getMessage in interface Throwable
Returns:
A descriptive error message, may be null

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