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Posted to users@tomcat.apache.org by hemant <xr...@yahoo.com> on 2002/04/09 21:55:05 UTC

java.lang.ClassFormatError out of the Blue

I Use Tomcat 4.0.2 and  Struts 1.0.2 with VA 3.5.3

Everything was perfect until, one inauspicious moment in the afternoon when I suddenly got this exception from nowhere.

I have no clue as to why and how. But I do see that this is a ClassFormatException so, I moved the application related code (not struts) onto another machine where I previously deployed my app. The app was fine on this box earlier.Now, I get the same ClassFormatError there too so, It has to do with the code I moved.

The Java API says that it is "Thrown when the Java Virtual Machine attempts to read a class file and determines that the file is malformed or otherwise cannot be interpreted as a class file. "

So .class file is corrupt/malformed. But which? I am trying to force a recompile on classes by adding a space, etc. 

any ideas on what sould be done next if my attempt fails?


here is the exception....


Thank You for your time

hemant
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root cause 

java.lang.ClassFormatError
	java.lang.Throwable()
	java.lang.Error()
	java.lang.LinkageError()
	java.lang.ClassFormatError()
	java.lang.Class java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass0(java.lang.String, byte [], int, int, java.security.ProtectionDomain)
	java.lang.Class java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(java.lang.String, byte [], int, int, java.security.ProtectionDomain)
	java.lang.Class java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(java.lang.String, byte [], int, int)
	java.lang.Class org.apache.jasper.servlet.JasperLoader.loadClass(java.lang.String, boolean)
	java.lang.Class org.apache.jasper.servlet.JasperLoader.loadClass(java.lang.String)
	boolean org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.loadJSP(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, boolean, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse)
	void org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet$JspServletWrapper.loadIfNecessary(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse)
	void org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet$JspServletWrapper.service(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, boolean)
	void org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, java.lang.String, java.lang.Throwable, boolean)
	void org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse)
	void javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(javax.servlet.ServletRequest, javax.servlet.ServletResponse)
	void org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(javax.servlet.ServletRequest, javax.servlet.ServletResponse)
	void org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(javax.servlet.ServletRequest, javax.servlet.ServletResponse)
	void org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(javax.servlet.ServletRequest, javax.servlet.ServletResponse)
	void org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.processActionForward(org.apache.struts.action.ActionForward, org.apache.struts.action.ActionMapping, org.apache.struts.action.ActionForm, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse)
	void org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse)
	void org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doPost(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse)
	void javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse)
	void javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(javax.servlet.ServletRequest, javax.servlet.ServletResponse)
	void org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(javax.servlet.ServletRequest, javax.servlet.ServletResponse)
	void org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(javax.servlet.ServletRequest, javax.servlet.ServletResponse)
	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response, org.apache.catalina.ValveContext)
	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
	void org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response, org.apache.catalina.ValveContext)
	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
	void org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response, org.apache.catalina.ValveContext)
	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
	void org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorDispatcherValve.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response, org.apache.catalina.ValveContext)
	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
	void org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response, org.apache.catalina.ValveContext)
	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
	void org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response, org.apache.catalina.ValveContext)
	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
	void org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response, org.apache.catalina.ValveContext)
	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
	void org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
	void org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.process(java.net.Socket)
	void org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.run()





Re: java.lang.ClassFormatError out of the Blue

Posted by Jason Koeninger <jk...@jjcc.com>.
This may not be the what you're having problems with, but the only time I've seen this 
was when I was deploying via FTP and forgot to set my scripts to use binary mode.  

Best Regards,

Jason Koeninger
J&J Computer Consulting
http://www.jjcc.com

On Tue, 9 Apr 2002 15:55:05 -0400, hemant wrote:

>I Use Tomcat 4.0.2 and  Struts 1.0.2 with VA 3.5.3
>
>Everything was perfect until, one inauspicious moment in the afternoon when I suddenly got this exception from nowhere.
>
>I have no clue as to why and how. But I do see that this is a ClassFormatException so, I moved the application related code (not struts) onto another machine where I previously 
deployed my app. The app was fine on this box earlier.Now, I get the same ClassFormatError there too so, It has to do with the code I moved.
>
>The Java API says that it is "Thrown when the Java Virtual Machine attempts to read a class file and determines that the file is malformed or otherwise cannot be interpreted as a 
class file. "
>
>So .class file is corrupt/malformed. But which? I am trying to force a recompile on classes by adding a space, etc. 
>
>any ideas on what sould be done next if my attempt fails?
>
>
>here is the exception....
>
>
>Thank You for your time
>
>hemant
>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>root cause 
>
>java.lang.ClassFormatError
>	java.lang.Throwable()
>	java.lang.Error()
>	java.lang.LinkageError()
>	java.lang.ClassFormatError()
>	java.lang.Class java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass0(java.lang.String, byte [], int, int, java.security.ProtectionDomain)
>	java.lang.Class java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(java.lang.String, byte [], int, int, java.security.ProtectionDomain)
>	java.lang.Class java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(java.lang.String, byte [], int, int)
>	java.lang.Class org.apache.jasper.servlet.JasperLoader.loadClass(java.lang.String, boolean)
>	java.lang.Class org.apache.jasper.servlet.JasperLoader.loadClass(java.lang.String)
>	boolean org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.loadJSP(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, boolean, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, 
javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse)
>	void org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet$JspServletWrapper.loadIfNecessary(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse)
>	void org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet$JspServletWrapper.service(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, boolean)
>	void org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, java.lang.String, 
java.lang.Throwable, boolean)
>	void org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse)
>	void javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(javax.servlet.ServletRequest, javax.servlet.ServletResponse)
>	void org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(javax.servlet.ServletRequest, javax.servlet.ServletResponse)
>	void org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(javax.servlet.ServletRequest, javax.servlet.ServletResponse)
>	void org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(javax.servlet.ServletRequest, javax.servlet.ServletResponse)
>	void org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.processActionForward(org.apache.struts.action.ActionForward, org.apache.struts.action.ActionMapping, 
org.apache.struts.action.ActionForm, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse)
>	void org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse)
>	void org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doPost(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse)
>	void javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse)
>	void javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(javax.servlet.ServletRequest, javax.servlet.ServletResponse)
>	void org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(javax.servlet.ServletRequest, javax.servlet.ServletResponse)
>	void org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(javax.servlet.ServletRequest, javax.servlet.ServletResponse)
>	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response, org.apache.catalina.ValveContext)
>	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
>	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
>	void org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
>	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response, org.apache.catalina.ValveContext)
>	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
>	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
>	void org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
>	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
>	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response, org.apache.catalina.ValveContext)
>	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
>	void org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorDispatcherValve.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response, org.apache.catalina.ValveContext)
>	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
>	void org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response, org.apache.catalina.ValveContext)
>	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
>	void org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response, org.apache.catalina.ValveContext)
>	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
>	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
>	void org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
>	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response, org.apache.catalina.ValveContext)
>	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
>	void org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
>	void org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(org.apache.catalina.Request, org.apache.catalina.Response)
>	void org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.process(java.net.Socket)
>	void org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.run()
>
>
>
>
>




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