JTable serialization problem

[dmitriy guskov]

Hello guys! Can you help me? I'm trying to serialize frame which contain JTable object but always face error:

Exception in thread "main" java.io.NotSerializableException: sun.swing.table.DefaultTableCellHeaderRenderer$EmptyIcon
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)

What am i doing wrong? Here is the code:

   
import java.awt.*;  
import java.awt.event.*;  
import javax.swing.*;  
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;

public class CheckInInformationFrame {
		
	ActionListener actionListener = new ActionListener() {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent actionEvent) {
        	System.exit(0);
        }
    };
    
    public JFrame makeGUI() throws IOException{
    	

    	JFrame frame = new JFrame();
    	
    	frame.setExtendedState(Frame.MAXIMIZED_BOTH);
    	frame.setUndecorated(true);
    	
    	KeyStroke keystroke = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_ESCAPE, 0);
		frame.getRootPane().registerKeyboardAction(actionListener, keystroke, JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW);
		
		String[] columnNames = {"Aircompany","Flight","Time","Destination","Desc","Status"};
        
        Object[][] data = {
        	    {"Mary", "Campione","Snowboarding", new Integer(5), new Boolean(false), "Check-in"},
        	    {"Kathy", "Walrath","Knitting", new Integer(2), new Boolean(false), "Check-in"},
        	    {"Sharon", "Zakhour","Speed reading", new Integer(20), new Boolean(true), "Check-in"},
        	    {"Philip", "Milne","Pool", new Integer(10), new Boolean(false), "Check-in"},
        	    {"Philip", "Milne","Pool", new Integer(10), new Boolean(false), "Check-in"},
        	    {"Philip", "Milne","Pool", new Integer(10), new Boolean(false), "Check-in"}
        	};
        
    	JTable table = new JTable(data, columnNames);
    	
    	JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane();
    	scrollPane.add(table);
    	frame.add(scrollPane);
    	    	    	
    	return frame; 
    }
    
	public CheckInInformationFrame()  
	{
		
	}  
	
	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception{

		CheckInInformationFrame app = new CheckInInformationFrame();
				        
        JFrame f = app.makeGUI();
		f.setVisible(true);
		
		File file = new File("C:\\frame.ser");
    	FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(file);
    	ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(fos);
    	oos.writeObject(f);
    	oos.close();
    	fos.close();
		
	}

}
 

[Maneesh Godbole]

Works for me.
Can you post the full stack trace?

[dmitriy guskov]

Exception in thread "main" java.io.NotSerializableException: sun.swing.table.DefaultTableCellHeaderRenderer$EmptyIcon
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteFields(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteFields(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteObject(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.table.JTableHeader.writeObject(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.invokeWriteObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.event.EventListenerList.writeObject(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.invokeWriteObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteFields(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteFields(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteObject(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JTable.writeObject(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.invokeWriteObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeArray(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.access$300(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream$PutFieldImpl.writeFields(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeFields(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.writeObject(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.invokeWriteObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeArray(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.access$300(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream$PutFieldImpl.writeFields(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeFields(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.writeObject(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.invokeWriteObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeArray(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.access$300(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream$PutFieldImpl.writeFields(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeFields(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.writeObject(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.invokeWriteObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeArray(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.access$300(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream$PutFieldImpl.writeFields(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeFields(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.writeObject(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.invokeWriteObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeArray(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.access$300(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream$PutFieldImpl.writeFields(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeFields(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.writeObject(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.invokeWriteObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(Unknown Source)
at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject(Unknown Source)
at CheckInInformationFrame.main(CheckInInformationFrame.java:64)

[Maneesh Godbole]

What java version are you on?

[dmitriy guskov]

jdk1.6.0_10

[Maneesh Godbole]

I am sorry.
Anybody else have a clue?

[dmitriy guskov]

Finally i've solved this issue. I had to:
1. Little modify source code ( add SwingUtilies )
2. Downgrade jdk to 1.6.6

Modified code listed below. Maybe will be helpfull for someone.

   
import java.awt.*;  
import java.awt.event.*;  
import javax.swing.*;  
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;

public class CheckInInformationFrame {
	/*	
	ActionListener actionListener = new ActionListener() {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent actionEvent) {
        	System.exit(0);
        }
    };
    */
    public JFrame makeGUI() throws IOException{
    	

    	JFrame frame = new JFrame();
    	
    	frame.setExtendedState(Frame.MAXIMIZED_BOTH);
    	frame.setUndecorated(true);
    	/*
    	KeyStroke keystroke = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_ESCAPE, 0);
		frame.getRootPane().registerKeyboardAction(actionListener, keystroke, JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW);
		*/
		String[] columnNames = {"Aircompany","Flight","Time","Destination","Desc","Status"};
        
        Object[][] data = {
        	    {"Mary", "Campione","Snowboarding", new Integer(5), new Boolean(false), "Check-in"},
        	    {"Kathy", "Walrath","Knitting", new Integer(2), new Boolean(false), "Check-in"},
        	    {"Sharon", "Zakhour","Speed reading", new Integer(20), new Boolean(true), "Check-in"},
        	    {"Philip", "Milne","Pool", new Integer(10), new Boolean(false), "Check-in"},
        	    {"Philip", "Milne","Pool", new Integer(10), new Boolean(false), "Check-in"},
        	    {"Philip", "Milne","Pool", new Integer(10), new Boolean(false), "Check-in"}
        	};
        
    	JTable table = new JTable(data, columnNames);
    	
    	JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(table);
    	//scrollPane.add(table);
    	frame.add(scrollPane);
    	    	    	
    	return frame; 
    }
    
	public CheckInInformationFrame()  
	{
		
	}  
	
	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception{

		SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable(){
			public void run(){
				CheckInInformationFrame app = new CheckInInformationFrame();
		        
		        JFrame f = null;
				try {
					f = app.makeGUI();
				} catch (IOException e5) {
					// TODO Auto-generated catch block
					e5.printStackTrace();
				}
				f.setVisible(true);
				
				File file = new File("C:\\frame.ser");
		    	FileOutputStream fos = null;
				try {
					fos = new FileOutputStream(file);
				} catch (FileNotFoundException e4) {
					// TODO Auto-generated catch block
					e4.printStackTrace();
				}
		    	ObjectOutputStream oos = null;
				try {
					oos = new ObjectOutputStream(fos);
				} catch (IOException e3) {
					// TODO Auto-generated catch block
					e3.printStackTrace();
				}
		    	try {
					oos.writeObject(f);
				} catch (IOException e2) {
					// TODO Auto-generated catch block
					e2.printStackTrace();
				}
		    	try {
					oos.close();
				} catch (IOException e1) {
					// TODO Auto-generated catch block
					e1.printStackTrace();
				}
		    	try {
					fos.close();
				} catch (IOException e) {
					// TODO Auto-generated catch block
					e.printStackTrace();
				}

			}
		});
		
				
	}

}
 

[Maneesh Godbole]

dmitriy guskov wrote:Finally i've solved this issue.

Well done. It was very nice of you to post a solution for future users. Thank you.

dmitriy guskov wrote:... Downgrade jdk to 1.6.6

Now this is very strange. Like I said earlier, I ran your code on my machine and it worked for me. I am running version 1.6.0_14.
I can see you got a SwingUtilities#invokeLater too.
Did you try running it with a non downgraded version but with the invokeLater? Did it work?

[dmitriy guskov]

Maneesh Godbole wrote:
Did you try running it with a non downgraded version but with the invokeLater? Did it work?

Yes, tried to run that code under jdk 1.6.10 using SwingUtilities.InvokeLater() but got the same error. Very strange.

[pete stein]

I'm no expert in this, but perhaps you may do better if you store the data that the table model holds but not the table model or entire GUI itself as I believe that the model can hold other objects such as listeners, renderers, editors and such that I'm not sure you want to serialize or that can sometimes interfere with serialization.

To the experts: please correct any mistakes in the above statement.

[Michail Petrov]

Final question

I have this code

  import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.Color.*;
import java.awt.*;


class Costom
{
	
	public Costom()
	{
		
		JPanel  panel = new JPanel();

	JPanel sqert = new CreatePanel(black);
	panel.add(sqert);

	
	
	JFrame frame = new JFrame("MAMA");
	frame.add(panel);
	frame.setSize(400,400);
	frame.setVisible(true);
	}
	
	
	[b]public JPanel CreatePanel( Color color)
	{
		JPanel name = new JPanel();
		name.setBackground(color);
	}	[/b]		
	public static void main (String args[])
	{
	
	
	new Costom();
	
	}
	
	
	}
  

The metod in Bold must create a JPanel with same Color but haw to make a metod worj the program sed

can not find simbol method CratePanel

help me

[pete stein]

Some basic Java problems there that have nothing to do with GUI/Swing coding. Please see comments that look like:

// !!

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.Color.*;
import java.awt.*;

class Costom {

  public Costom() {

    JPanel panel = new JPanel();

    // JPanel sqert = new CreatePanel(black);
    // !! 1) don't use "new" to call a method
    // !! 2) to use static Color constants, prefix them with the Color class name
    JPanel sqert = CreatePanel(Color.black);
    panel.add(sqert);

    JFrame frame = new JFrame("MAMA");
    frame.add(panel);
    frame.setSize(400, 400);
    frame.setVisible(true);
  }

  public JPanel CreatePanel(Color color) {
    JPanel name = new JPanel();
    name.setBackground(color);

    // !! don't forget:
    return name;
  }

  public static void main(String args[]) {

    new Costom();

  }

}

[Tim Holloway]

pete stein wrote:I'm no expert in this, but perhaps you may do better if you store the data that the table model holds but not the table model or entire GUI itself as I believe that the model can hold other objects such as listeners, renderers, editors and such that I'm not sure you want to serialize or that can sometimes interfere with serialization.

To the experts: please correct any mistakes in the above statement.

I had the same idea. I haven't done a detailed dissection of the problem, but I'm fairly sure that an attempt is being made to serialize an object located by Interface, not a concrete class. That's never safe. You can't tell when the object backing the interface will be serializable, short of checking to see if it claims to implement java.io.Serializable. Which won't help if you need to serialize it anyway. And the backing class may change. Which looks to be what happened here.