java.io.ObjectInputStream registerValidations()
NotActiveException -not thrown when this method is not called from within
       an objects's readObject() method.

jdk1.4 build44 NotActiveException was thrown

jdk1.4 build46 NotActiveExcetpion not thrown

Test Program:
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import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
 
public class RegisterValid {
    
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
       
       ObjectOutputStream wfile = null;
       ObjectInputStream rfile = null;
       
       try {
           
           Nclass rc= new Nclass();
           FileOutputStream wstream = new FileOutputStream("writeTestFile");
FileInputStream rstream = new FileInputStream("writeTestFile");
wfile = new ObjectOutputStream(wstream);
           rfile = new ObjectInputStream(rstream);
            
           wfile.writeObject(rc);
           wfile.flush();
           wfile.close();
           rfile.registerValidation(new ValidObj(), 0);
           rfile.close();
           System.out.println("Expected NotActiveException not thrown in RegisterValidTest01 Fail");
       } catch (NotActiveException e) {
           e.printStackTrace();
           System.out.println ("Expected NotActiveException thrown in RegisterValidTest01 Pass ");
} catch(Exception e) {
           System.out.println ("Exception thrown in RegisterValidTest01 Fail " + e);
           e.printStackTrace();
      }
 
   }
}
class Nclass implements java.io.Serializable {
 
    public Nclass() {}

}

class ValidObj implements Serializable, ObjectInputValidation {

    transient boolean validated = false;

    public ValidObj() {}
 
    public void validateObject() throws InvalidObjectException {
        validated = true;
    }

    public boolean isValidated() {
        return validated;
    }
}
 ----------------------------------------result of jdk1.4 build46---------
 
H:\merlinTest\bugsFiled\RegisterValid>java -version
java version "1.4.0-beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0-beta-b46)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build B45, mixed mode)

H:\merlinTest\bugsFiled\RegisterValid>java RegisterValid
Expected NotActiveException not thrown in RegisterValidTest01 Fail


 ----------------------------------------result of jdk1.4 build44---------
 
H:\merlinTest\bugsFiled\RegisterValid>n:\beta\b44\binaries\win\bin\java -version
java version "1.4.0beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0beta-b44)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build B44, mixed mode)

H:\merlinTest\bugsFiled\RegisterValid>n:\beta\b44\binaries\win\bin\java RegisterValid
java.io.NotActiveException: readObject not Active
        at java.io.ObjectInputStream.registerValidation(../../../src/share/classes/java/io/ObjectInputStream.java:576)
        at RegisterValid.main(RegisterValid.java:28)
Expected NotActiveException thrown in RegisterValidTest01 Pass