Class UnusableEntryException

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Throwable
java.lang.Exception
net.jini.core.entry.UnusableEntryException
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
Direct Known Subclasses:
DetailedUnusableEntryException

public class UnusableEntryException extends Exception
Thrown when one tries to get an Entry from a service, but the entry is unusable (due to serialization or other errors). Normally partialEntry points to an entry with as many fields as possible filled in, with the array unusableFields naming the fields that could not be deserialized and the array nestedExceptions having the corresponding exception.

If the serialized Entry was corrupt enough that no attempt could even be made to deserialize its fields, partialEntry and unusableFields will be null, and nestedExceptions will be an array with one element that is the offending exception. This will typically be because one or more of the classes of the Entry type itself cannot be loaded.

The names in unusableFields can be used together with the reflection mechanisms of java.lang.reflect to examine the full state of the object.

Since:
1.0
Author:
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
See Also:
  • Field Details

    • partialEntry

      public Entry partialEntry
      The partial entry. Fields that could not be deserialized will be null.
    • unusableFields

      public String[] unusableFields
      The names of the unusable fields. If the entry was entirely unusable, unusableFields will be null.
    • nestedExceptions

      public Throwable[] nestedExceptions
      The exception that caused the failure for the corresponding field named in unusableFields. If the entry was entirely unusable, nestedExceptions will be an array with the one exception that prevented its use.
  • Constructor Details

    • UnusableEntryException

      public UnusableEntryException(Entry partial, String[] badFields, Throwable[] exceptions)
      Create an exception for the given partial entry and vectors of bad field names/nested exception pairs.
      Parameters:
      partial - the Entry object on which the exception occurred
      badFields - a String array containing the bad field names
      exceptions - an array of Throwable objects associated with the bad field names
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if partial is null and badFields is not null or exceptions does not have exactly one element or if partial is non-null and badFields and exceptions are not the same length
      NullPointerException - if partial is non-null and badFields or any element of badFields is null, or if exceptions or any element of exceptions is null
    • UnusableEntryException

      public UnusableEntryException(Throwable e)
      Create an exception for a nested exception that prevented even an attempt to build an entry.
      Parameters:
      e - a Throwable representing the nested exception
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if e is null
  • Method Details