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Bug 5473 - Sourceless class files that cannot load should return more information in explorer than "error" where possible
Summary: Sourceless class files that cannot load should return more information in exp...
Status: CLOSED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: java
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Unsupported (show other bugs)
Version: 3.x
Hardware: All All
: P4 normal (vote)
Assignee: issues@java
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Reported: 2000-01-20 04:29 UTC by _ tboudreau
Modified: 2003-06-30 16:44 UTC (History)
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Description _ tboudreau 2000-01-20 04:29:58 UTC 
Errors in Editor are not descriptive:
> If there is an error in the editor, say from loading a jar file with a bad
> class in it (My problem was that the classes where compiled using Metawerks
> CodeWarrior...must do something silly with the .class files), the editor only
> gives you an `x` to indicate it`s bad.  It you expand the class to look at the
> contents, all you get is a leaf called "Error".  Not very descriptive, don`t
> you think?  Could we work on giving a little more information, like maybe WHY
> the class is bad...purhaps it failed parsing, of maybe the JAR is corrupt.
> SOMETHING.  This has been sent.
Comment 1 Marek Grummich 2000-07-25 09:07:59 UTC 
Priority is changed to P4 (normal).
Comment 2 Svata Dedic 2000-09-01 08:06:59 UTC 
Currently, the exception class is shown in a tooltip. Unless the Clazz module
really parses the .class file (it uses reflection currently), common errors like
a placement in an invalid package or missing superclasses/interfaces cannot be
displayed
Comment 3 Svata Dedic 2001-03-27 08:23:14 UTC 
reopened
Comment 4 Svata Dedic 2001-03-27 08:24:20 UTC 
Fixed in dev & release 3.2. The tooltip now shows better message extracted 
from the Exception thrown from the VM
Comment 5 Jan Becicka 2001-04-27 09:56:21 UTC 
[NB3.2.38] Verified
Comment 6 Quality Engineering 2003-06-30 16:44:14 UTC 
Resolved for 3.3.x or earlier, no new info since then -> closing.