IZ59603: INSTANTIATIONERROR WHILE UNMARSHALLING AN ENUM WITH ABSTRACT MET HOD

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: A MARSHAL exception is thrown when serializing an
  enum containing an abstract method.
  .
  Stack Trace: Exception in thread "P=712281:O=0:CT"
  org.omg.CORBA.MARSHAL: Unable to read value from underlying
  bridge : MyEnum  vmcid
  : IBM  minor code: 897  completed: No
          at
  com.ibm.rmi.iiop.CDRInputStream.read_value(CDRInputStream.java:1
  672)
          at Test.main(Test.java:34)
  Caused by: java.lang.InstantiationError: MyEnum
          at
  sun.reflect.GeneratedSerializationConstructorAccessor1.newInstan
  ce(Unknown Source)
          at
  java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:522)
          at
  com.ibm.rmi.io.IIOPInputStream.allocateNewObject(IIOPInputStream
  .java:2399)
          at
  com.ibm.rmi.io.IIOPInputStream.allocateNewObject(IIOPInputStream
  .java:2379)
          at
  com.ibm.rmi.io.IIOPInputStream.allocateNewSerializableObject(IIO
  PInputStream.java:2315)
          at
  com.ibm.rmi.io.IIOPInputStream.readSerializable(IIOPInputStream.
  java:1123)
          at
  com.ibm.rmi.io.IIOPInputStream.simpleReadObjectInternal(IIOPInpu
  tStream.java:410)
          at
  com.ibm.rmi.io.IIOPInputStream.simpleReadObject(IIOPInputStream.
  java:446)
          at
  com.ibm.rmi.io.ValueHandlerImpl.readValue(ValueHandlerImpl.java:
  209)
          at
  com.ibm.rmi.iiop.CDRInputStream.read_value(CDRInputStream.java:1
  638)
          ... 1 more
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• MARSHAL exception is thrown when de-serializing enum having  an
  abstract method.
  

Problem conclusion

• The logic in reading enum code is fixed to resolve the MARSHAL
  exception.
  
  This defect will be fixed in:
  SDK5 SR11 FP1
  
  Fixed with Hursley defect 155001
  

Temporary fix

• ZE FIX ERROR IZ77097 10/07/01
  

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  JAVA 5 ORB

• Fixed component ID

  620500123

Applicable component levels

• R500 PSY

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