java.rmi

Class RemoteException

Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
Known Direct Subclasses:
AccessException, ActivateFailedException, ActivityCompletedException, ActivityRequiredException, ConnectException, ConnectIOException, ExportException, InvalidActivityException, InvalidTransactionException, MarshalException, NoSuchObjectException, ServerError, ServerException, ServerRuntimeException, SkeletonMismatchException, SkeletonNotFoundException, StubNotFoundException, TransactionRequiredException, TransactionRolledbackException, UnexpectedException, UnknownHostException, UnmarshalException

public class RemoteException
extends IOException

The superclass of exceptions related to RMI (remote method invocation). Classes that implement java.rmi.Remote should list this exception in their throws clause.
Since:
1.1
See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary

Throwable
detail
The cause of this exception.

Constructor Summary

RemoteException()
Create an exception with no message, and cause initialized to null.
RemoteException(String s)
Create an exception with the given message, and cause initialized to null.
RemoteException(String s, Throwable e)
Create an exception with the given message and cause.

Method Summary

Throwable
getCause()
Returns the cause of this exception.
String
getMessage()
This method returns a message indicating what went wrong, in this format: super.getMessage() + (detail == null ?

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

detail

public Throwable detail
The cause of this exception. This pre-dates the exception chaining of Throwable; and although you can change this field, you are wiser to leave it alone.

Constructor Details

RemoteException

public RemoteException()
Create an exception with no message, and cause initialized to null.

RemoteException

public RemoteException(String s)
Create an exception with the given message, and cause initialized to null.
Parameters:
s - the message

RemoteException

public RemoteException(String s,
                       Throwable e)
Create an exception with the given message and cause.
Parameters:
s - the message
e - the cause

Method Details

getCause

public Throwable getCause()
Returns the cause of this exception. Note that this may not be the original cause, thanks to the detail field being public and non-final (yuck). However, to avoid violating the contract of Throwable.getCause(), this returns null if detail == this, as no exception can be its own cause.
Overrides:
getCause in interface Throwable
Returns:
the cause
Since:
1.4

getMessage

public String getMessage()
This method returns a message indicating what went wrong, in this format: super.getMessage() + (detail == null ? "" : "; nested exception is:\n\t" + detail).
Overrides:
getMessage in interface Throwable
Returns:
the chained message

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