java.io
Class OptionalDataException

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class OptionalDataException
extends ObjectStreamException

This exception is thrown when unexpected data appears in the input stream from which a serialized object is being read. There are two cases:

• The next stream element is primitive data. eof will be false, and count is the number of bytes of primitive data available.
• The data consumable by readObject or readExternal has been exhausted. eof is true, and count is 0.

Since:

1.1

See Also:

Serialized Form

Status:

updated to 1.4

Field Summary

boolean	eof Whether or not the end of the stream has been reached.
int	length The number of valid bytes that can be read.

Method Summary

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, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

eof

public boolean eof

Whether or not the end of the stream has been reached.

length

public int length

The number of valid bytes that can be read.