I have written a client that reads TCP messages using an ObjectInputStream
in a separate thread from the main thread. I am using Eclipse and although no exception is thrown in the console, at random times the debug window will open and show the following error in what I assume is the Thread stack trace:
Thread[Thread-5](Suspended (exception ThreadDeath))
objectinputstream.readobject() line: not available [local variables unavailable]
ReceiveRunnable.run()line:25
Thread.run()line:not available
This the code that the exception points to:
class ReceiveRunnable implements Runnable {
Object receivedObject;
public void run() {
while (true) {
try {
receivedObject = client.objectInStream.readObject(); //line 25
} catch (IOException e) {
// client.reconnectToServer();
// System.out.println("IO exception in run()");
// System.out.println(e);
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
System.out.println("Class Not Found exception in run()");
System.out.println(e);
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println("Exception in ReceiveRunnable.run()");
System.out.println(e.toString());
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
}
client.objectInStream
is created in the Client
class:
void connectToServer(){
try {
connected = false;
socket = new Socket(host, port);
System.out.println("<Connected> " + socket);
objectInStream = new ObjectInputStream(socket.getInputStream());
objectOutStream = new ObjectOutputStream(socket.getOutputStream());
receiveThread = new Thread(new ReceiveRunnable(this, "receive"));
receiveThread.start();
/* used to periodically ping the server*/
long delay = 0;
long period = 5000;
connTimer.schedule(clientCheckConnTimerTask, delay, period);
connected = true;
sendString("[conn]" + clientUUID);
} catch (IOException e) {
msgBox.set2LineOkMessage("Can not connect to server.", "");
msgBox.show();
}
}
Can anyone tell me what is causing the problem and how I might resolve please?