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InvalidClassException.java API Doc Java SE 6 API 1668 Tue Jun 10 00:25:32 BST 2008 java.io

InvalidClassException

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Throwable
  - java.lang.Exception
    - java.io.IOException
      - java.io.ObjectStreamException

public class InvalidClassException extends ObjectStreamException

Thrown when the Serialization runtime detects one of the following problems with a Class.

The serial version of the class does not match that of the class descriptor read from the stream
The class contains unknown datatypes
The class does not have an accessible no-arg constructor

author: unascribed
version: 1.24, 03/24/06
since: JDK1.1

Fields Summary
private static final long
serialVersionUID
public String
classname
Name of the invalid class.
Constructors Summary
public InvalidClassException(String reason)
Report an InvalidClassException for the reason specified.
param
reason String describing the reason for the exception.
super(reason);
public InvalidClassException(String cname, String reason)
Constructs an InvalidClassException object.
param
cname a String naming the invalid class.
param
reason a String describing the reason for the exception.
super(reason); classname = cname;
Methods Summary
public java.lang.String getMessage()
Produce the message and include the classname, if present.
if (classname == null) return super.getMessage(); else return classname + "; " + super.getMessage();