RMI - ClassCastException - Proxy cannot be cast

[driiper]

Hello, i'm currently switching to RMI for networking in my application, i have followed some tutorials, read some on Oracles RMI pages and i belive i understand the concept behind it.

I found a example on the net and its working with transmitting Strings. however when i try to send my own object it get the error:

HelloClient exception: java.lang.ClassCastException: sun.proxy.$Proxy0 cannot be cast to saqib.rasul.server.Fag
java.lang.ClassCastException: sun.proxy.$Proxy0 cannot be cast to saqib.rasul.server.Fag
	at sun.proxy.$Proxy0.returnFag(Unknown Source)
	at saqib.rasul.server.dd.main(dd.java:19)

Googling for this error tells me from what i can understand that i have not implemented the interface in my class. But i have (Fag implements FagInterface).

So yeh, i have no idea why i get this error, and what it means.

Client.java

package saqib.rasul.server;

import java.rmi.Naming;



public class Client {
	  /**
	   * Client program for the "Hello, world!" example.
	   * @param argv The command line arguments which are ignored.
	   */
	  public static void main (String[] argv) {
	    try {
	   //   HelloInterface hello = (HelloInterface) Naming.lookup ("//localhost/Hello");
	      FagInterface fag = (FagInterface) Naming.lookup("//localhost/Fag");

	      
	     // System.out.println (hello.say());
	      System.out.println(fag.returnFag());
	    } catch (Exception e) {
	      System.out.println ("HelloClient exception: " + e);
	      e.printStackTrace();
	    }
	  }
}

Breaks on: System.out.println(fag.returnFag());

Server.java

package saqib.rasul.server;

import java.rmi.registry.LocateRegistry;
import java.rmi.registry.Registry;
import java.rmi.server.UnicastRemoteObject;

public class Server {
	/**
	 * Server program for the "Hello, world!" example.
	 * @param argv The command line arguments which are ignored.
	 */
	public static void main (String[] argv) {
		try {
			java.rmi.registry.LocateRegistry.createRegistry(1099);
			System.out.println("RMI registry ready.");
			//Naming.rebind ("Hello", new Hello ("Hello, world!"));
           
			String name = "Fag";
            FagInterface engine = new Fag("Universi");
            FagInterface stub =
                (FagInterface) UnicastRemoteObject.exportObject(engine, 0);
            Registry registry = LocateRegistry.getRegistry();
            registry.rebind(name, stub);
			
			System.out.println ("Hello Server is ready.");
		} catch (Exception e) {
			System.out.println ("Hello Server failed: " + e);
		}
	}
}

FagInterface.java

package saqib.rasul.server;

import java.rmi.Remote;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;

public interface FagInterface extends Remote{

	public Fag returnFag() throws RemoteException;
	
	
}

Fag.java

package saqib.rasul.server;

import java.rmi.RemoteException;
import java.rmi.server.UnicastRemoteObject;
import java.util.ArrayList;

/**
 * 
 * @author Per-Arne
 * @description Simple class which contains all subjects (fag) in a single course (kurs). The way this class works is that it takes a ArrayList with subject for a whole week. Then this week is added to another ArrayList which then is the grand total of subjects.
 */
public class Fag implements FagInterface{
	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
	public String fagName;
	public ArrayList<ArrayList<FagTime>> weeks;
	private Fag fag;

	public Fag(String fagName) throws RemoteException{
		this.fag = this;
	}

	/**
	 * @param week - Contains a whole week with subjectData, this is added to this course.
	 */
	public void addWeek(ArrayList<FagTime> week) throws RemoteException{
		weeks.add(week);
	}

	public Fag returnFag() throws RemoteException {
		return fag;
	}		
}

Thanks
Driiper

[driiper]

Figured it out...

I had to use the same package name (Which makes sense)

[idelvi]

May I know what do you mean by "use same package name"?
Seems all your package are under package saqib.rasul.server;
I also have the same problem with you..

[driiper]

Both your client and your server needs to have the same package layout.

Lets say you have a RMI service set up, also you have your server sucessfully set up. in order for the RMI to work, your Server and Client would need to have the same package name on the shared java files.

If you want to transfer objectX which is in the org.example.client.objectX directory you would have to have this at the same location on both your applications (server/client)


Hope you get it to work :)


driiper