ServerCloneException (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: java.rmi.server.ServerCloneException class
Date: 2026-03-16

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## Class ServerCloneException

- java.lang.Object
- - java.lang.Throwable
  - - java.lang.Exception
    - - java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException
      - - java.rmi.server.ServerCloneException

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable

      public class ServerCloneException
      extends CloneNotSupportedException

  A `ServerCloneException` is thrown if a remote exception occurs during the cloning of a `UnicastRemoteObject`.

  As of release 1.4, this exception has been retrofitted to conform to the general purpose exception-chaining mechanism. The "nested 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 `ServerCloneException` always throws `IllegalStateException`.

  Since:
    JDK1.1
  See Also:
    `UnicastRemoteObject.clone()`, Serialized Form

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `Exception` | `detail` The cause of the exception.

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `ServerCloneException(String s)` Constructs a `ServerCloneException` with the specified detail message.
    `ServerCloneException(String s, Exception cause)` Constructs a `ServerCloneException` with the specified detail message and cause.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `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

      `addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getLocalizedMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, 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 Exception detail

      The cause of the 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

    - #### ServerCloneException

          public ServerCloneException(String s)

      Constructs a `ServerCloneException` with the specified detail message.
      Parameters:
        `s` - the detail message.

    - #### ServerCloneException

          public ServerCloneException(String s,
                                      Exception cause)

      Constructs a `ServerCloneException` with the specified detail message and cause.
      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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