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25
26 package java.io;
27
28 /**
29 * Thrown when the Serialization runtime detects one of the following
30 * problems with a Class.
31 * <ul>
32 * <li>The serial version of the class does not match that of the class
33 * descriptor read from the stream
34 * <li>The class contains unknown datatypes
35 * <li>The class does not have an accessible no-arg constructor
36 * <li>The ObjectStreamClass of an enum constant does not represent
37 * an enum type
38 * <li>The class declares or inherits any strictly-initialized instance field
39 * <li>A {@linkplain Class#isValue value class} cannot be serialized
40 * <li> Other conditions given in the <cite>Java Object Serialization
41 * Specification</cite>
42 * </ul>
43 *
44 * @since 1.1
45 */
46 public class InvalidClassException extends ObjectStreamException {
47
48 @java.io.Serial
49 private static final long serialVersionUID = -4333316296251054416L;
50
51 /**
52 * Name of the invalid class.
53 *
54 * @serial Name of the invalid class.
55 */
56 public String classname;
57
58 /**
59 * Report an InvalidClassException for the reason specified.
60 *
61 * @param reason String describing the reason for the exception.
62 */
63 public InvalidClassException(String reason) {
64 super(reason);
65 }
66
67 /**
68 * Constructs an InvalidClassException object.
69 *
70 * @param cname a String naming the invalid class.
71 * @param reason a String describing the reason for the exception.
72 */
73 public InvalidClassException(String cname, String reason) {
74 super(reason);
75 classname = cname;
76 }
77
78 /**
79 * Report an InvalidClassException for the reason and cause specified.
80 *
81 * @param reason String describing the reason for the exception.
82 * @param cause the cause
83 * @since 19
84 */
85 public InvalidClassException(String reason, Throwable cause) {
86 super(reason, cause);
87 }
88
89 /**
90 * Report an InvalidClassException for the reason and cause specified.
91 *
92 * @param cname a String naming the invalid class.
93 * @param reason String describing the reason for the exception.
94 * @param cause the cause
95 * @since 19
96 */
97 public InvalidClassException(String cname, String reason, Throwable cause) {
98 super(reason, cause);
99 classname = cname;
100 }
101
102 /**
103 * Produce the message and include the classname, if present.
104 */
105 @Override
106 public String getMessage() {
107 if (classname == null)
108 return super.getMessage();
109 else
110 return classname + "; " + super.getMessage();
111 }
112 }