ExceptionHandler.java

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package org.jboss.com.sun.corba.se.impl.presentation.rmi;

import org.omg.CORBA.portable.ApplicationException;
import org.omg.CORBA_2_3.portable.OutputStream;

public interface ExceptionHandler
{
    /**
     * Return true iff cls is an exception class that is assignment compatible with an exception declared on the method
     * used to create this ExceptionHandler.
     */
    boolean isDeclaredException(Class<?> cls);

    /**
     * Write the exception ex to os. ex must be assignment compatible with an exception declared on the method used to
     * create this ExceptionHandler.
     */
    void writeException(OutputStream os, Exception ex);

    /**
     * Read the exception contained in the InputStream in the ApplicationException. If ae represents an exception that
     * is assignment compatible with an exception on the method used to create this exception handler, return the
     * exception, otherwise return an UnexpectedException wrapping the exception in ae.
     */
    Exception readException(ApplicationException ae);
}