Name: avC70361 Date: 05/31/98



  The exception java.io.NotSerializableException: java.lang.ref.SoftReference
is thrown when trying to serialize a Frame instance.

Here is teh test demonstrating the bug.
-----------------FrameTest.java-------------
import java.awt.*;
import java.io.*;

public class FrameTest {

  public static void main(String args[]) {
    Frame frame = new Frame("frame");

    ObjectOutputStream stream = null;

    try {
      stream = new ObjectOutputStream(new ByteArrayOutputStream());

      stream.writeObject(frame);

      stream.close();

    } catch(IOException e) {
      System.out.println("Couldn't write " + frame + " : " + e);
    }
    System.exit(0);
  }
}
-------------Test output----------
<avv@stardust(pts/7).465> java -fullversion
java full version "JDK-1.2beta4-G"
<avv@stardust(pts/7).466> java FrameTest
Couldn't write java.awt.Frame[frame0,0,0,0x0,invalid,hidden,layout=java.awt.BorderLayout,resizable,title=frame] : java.io.NotSerializableException: java.lang.ref.SoftReference

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