JavaTM 2 Platform
Std. Ed. v1.4.0

java.rmi
Class RemoteException

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.lang.Throwable
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        +--java.lang.Exception
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              +--java.io.IOException
                    |
                    +--java.rmi.RemoteException
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
Direct Known Subclasses:
AccessException, ActivateFailedException, ConnectException, ConnectIOException, ExportException, InvalidTransactionException, MarshalException, NoSuchObjectException, ServerError, ServerException, ServerRuntimeException, SkeletonMismatchException, SkeletonNotFoundException, StubNotFoundException, TransactionRequiredException, TransactionRolledbackException, UnexpectedException, UnknownHostException, UnmarshalException

public class RemoteException
extends IOException

A RemoteException is the common superclass for a number of communication-related exceptions that may occur during the execution of a remote method call. Each method of a remote interface, an interface that extends java.rmi.Remote, must list RemoteException in its throws clause.

As of release 1.4, this exception has been retrofitted to conform to the general purpose exception-chaining mechanism. The "wrapped remote exception" that may be provided at construction time and accessed via the public detail field is now known as the cause, and may be accessed via the Throwable.getCause() method, as well as the aforementioned "legacy field."

Since:
JDK1.1
See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary
 Throwable detail
          Nested Exception to hold wrapped remote exception.
 
Constructor Summary
RemoteException()
          Constructs a RemoteException with no specified detail message.
RemoteException(String s)
          Constructs a RemoteException with the specified detail message.
RemoteException(String s, Throwable ex)
          Constructs a RemoteException with the specified detail message and nested exception.
 
Method Summary
 Throwable getCause()
          Returns the wrapped remote exception (the cause).
 String getMessage()
          Returns the detail message, including the message from the nested exception if there is one.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable
fillInStackTrace, getLocalizedMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

detail

public Throwable detail
Nested Exception to hold wrapped remote exception.

This field predates the general-purpose exception chaining facility. The Throwable.getCause() method is now the preferred means of obtaining this information.

Constructor Detail

RemoteException

public RemoteException()
Constructs a RemoteException with no specified detail message.


RemoteException

public RemoteException(String s)
Constructs a RemoteException with the specified detail message.

Parameters:
s - the detail message

RemoteException

public RemoteException(String s,
                       Throwable ex)
Constructs a RemoteException with the specified detail message and nested exception.

Parameters:
s - the detail message
ex - the nested exception
Method Detail

getMessage

public String getMessage()
Returns the detail message, including the message from the nested exception if there is one.

Overrides:
getMessage in class Throwable
Returns:
the detail message, including nested exception message if any

getCause

public Throwable getCause()
Returns the wrapped remote exception (the cause).

Overrides:
getCause in class Throwable
Returns:
the wrapped remote exception, which may be null.
Since:
1.4

JavaTM 2 Platform
Std. Ed. v1.4.0

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