ingrid.yao@Eng 2000-09-13

J2SE Version:
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java version "1.4.0beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0beta-b28)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build B22, mixed mode)

Does this problem occur on J2SE 1.3?
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NO

Operating System Configuration Information:
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Windows NT 4 SP 4

Hardware Configuration Information (be specific):
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PII 400 Mhz - 256 MB -
Graphics board I740


Bug Description:

Font instances serialized using JRE 1.3 cannot be de-serialized with
version 1.4. Same as the other way that serialized using JRE 1.4 cannot
be de-serialize with version 1.3. The following exception is raised:

java.io.InvalidClassException:
java.text.AttributedCharacterIterator$Attribute; Local cl
desc serialVersionUID=-9142742483513960612 local class
serialVersionUID=-151447121437679
        at
java.io.ObjectStreamClass.validateLocalClass(ObjectStreamClass.java:523)
        at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.setClass(ObjectStreamClass.java:567)
        at
java.io.ObjectInputStream.inputClassDescriptor(ObjectInputStream.java:936)
        at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject(ObjectInputStream.java:366)
        at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject(ObjectInputStream.java:236)
        at
java.io.ObjectInputStream.inputClassDescriptor(ObjectInputStream.java:940)
        at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject(ObjectInputStream.java:366)
        at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject(ObjectInputStream.java:236)
        at
java.io.ObjectInputStream.inputObject(ObjectInputStream.java:1186)
        at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject(ObjectInputStream.java:386)
        at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject(ObjectInputStream.java:236)
        at java.util.Hashtable.readObject(Hashtable.java:791)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at
java.io.ObjectInputStream.invokeObjectReader(ObjectInputStream.java:2213)
        at
java.io.ObjectInputStream.inputObject(ObjectInputStream.java:1410)
        at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject(ObjectInputStream.java:386)
        at
java.io.ObjectInputStream.inputClassFields(ObjectInputStream.java:2262)
        at
java.io.ObjectInputStream.defaultReadObject(ObjectInputStream.java:519)
        at java.awt.Font.readObject(Font.java:954)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at
java.io.ObjectInputStream.invokeObjectReader(ObjectInputStream.java:2213)
        at
java.io.ObjectInputStream.inputObject(ObjectInputStream.java:1410)
        at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject(ObjectInputStream.java:386)
        at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject(ObjectInputStream.java:236)
        at FontSerRead.main(FontSerRead.java:11)


Steps to Reproduce (be specific):a
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1> /usr/local/java/jdk1.3/win32/bin/javac FontWrite.java
2> /usr/local/java/jdk1.3/win32/bin/javac FontRead.java
3> /usr/local/java/jdk1.3/win32/bin/java FontWrite
4> /usr/local/java/jdk1.3/win32/bin/java FontRead <--- work fine
5> /usr/local/java/jdk1.4/win32/bin/java FontRead <--- exception throw