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+/*
+ * Copyright 1996-1998 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Sun designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Sun in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
+ * have any questions.
+ */
+
+package java.rmi;
+
+/**
+ * A <code>MarshalException</code> is thrown if a
+ * <code>java.io.IOException</code> occurs while marshalling the remote call
+ * header, arguments or return value for a remote method call.  A
+ * <code>MarshalException</code> is also thrown if the receiver does not
+ * support the protocol version of the sender.
+ *
+ * <p>If a <code>MarshalException</code> occurs during a remote method call,
+ * the call may or may not have reached the server.  If the call did reach the
+ * server, parameters may have been deserialized.  A call may not be
+ * retransmitted after a <code>MarshalException</code> and reliably preserve
+ * "at most once" call semantics.
+ *
+ * @author  Ann Wollrath
+ * @since   JDK1.1
+ */
+public class MarshalException extends RemoteException {
+
+    /* indicate compatibility with JDK 1.1.x version of class */
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 6223554758134037936L;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a <code>MarshalException</code> with the specified
+     * detail message.
+     *
+     * @param s the detail message
+     * @since JDK1.1
+     */
+    public MarshalException(String s) {
+        super(s);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a <code>MarshalException</code> with the specified
+     * detail message and nested exception.
+     *
+     * @param s the detail message
+     * @param ex the nested exception
+     * @since JDK1.1
+     */
+    public MarshalException(String s, Exception ex) {
+        super(s, ex);
+    }
+}