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## java.rmi
Class RemoteException

    java.lang.Object
      java.lang.Throwable
          java.lang.Exception
              java.io.IOException
                  java.rmi.RemoteException

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable

Direct Known 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

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."

Invoking the method `Throwable.initCause(Throwable)` on an instance of `RemoteException` always throws `IllegalStateException`.

Since:
  JDK1.1
See Also:
  Serialized Form

Field Summary
`Throwable` | `detail` The cause of the remote exception.

Constructor Summary
`RemoteException()` Constructs a `RemoteException`.
`RemoteException(String s)` Constructs a `RemoteException` with the specified detail message.
`RemoteException(String s, Throwable cause)` Constructs a `RemoteException` with the specified detail message and cause.

Method Summary
`Throwable` | `getCause()` Returns the cause of this exception.
`String` | `getMessage()` Returns the detail message, including the message from the cause, if any, of this exception.

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

  The cause of the 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`.

### RemoteException

    public RemoteException(String s)

  Constructs a `RemoteException` with the specified detail message.

  Parameters:
    `s` - the detail message

### RemoteException

    public RemoteException(String s,
                           Throwable cause)

  Constructs a `RemoteException` with the specified detail message and cause. This constructor sets the `detail` field to the specified `Throwable`.

  Parameters:
    `s` - the detail message
    `cause` - the cause

Method Detail

### getMessage

    public String getMessage()

  Returns the detail message, including the message from the cause, if any, of this exception.

  Overrides:
    `getMessage` in class `Throwable`
  Returns:
    the detail message

### getCause

    public Throwable getCause()

  Returns the cause of this exception. This method returns the value of the `detail` field.

  Overrides:
    `getCause` in class `Throwable`
  Returns:
    the cause, which may be `null`.
  Since:
    1.4

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