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Android

Posted by dlpuxdzztg
dlpuxdzztg
8,243 Points

ClassCastException

Hello.

I keep getting a ClassCastException and I'm not sure how to fix it:

09-07 15:03:45.727 31235-31235/com.x.x W/Bundle: Key note expected Serializable but value was a com.x.x.items.Note.  The default value <null> was returned.
09-07 15:03:45.737 31235-31235/com.x.x W/Bundle: Attempt to cast generated internal exception:
                                                              java.lang.ClassCastException: com.x.x.items.Note cannot be cast to java.io.Serializable
                                                                  at android.os.BaseBundle.getSerializable(BaseBundle.java:994)
                                                                  at android.os.Bundle.getSerializable(Bundle.java:894)
                                                                  at android.content.Intent.getSerializableExtra(Intent.java:4896)
                                                                  at com.x.x.activities.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:46)
                                                                  at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:6020)
                                                                  at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1105)
                                                                  at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2284)
                                                                  at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2393)
                                                                  at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:151)
                                                                  at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1309)
                                                                  at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
                                                                  at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135)
                                                                  at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5351)
                                                                  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
                                                                  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)
                                                                  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:908)
                                                                  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:703)

It tells me the error occurs when I cast my note object to a serializable:

mNote = (Note) intent.getSerializableExtra(getString(R.string.note));

Please help!

1 Answer

Brendon Butler
Brendon Butler
4,254 Points
Brendon Butler
Brendon Butler
4,254 Points

I haven't done this track yet, but my best guess would be that your "Note" class doesn't implement the Serializable interface. If it does, try implementing the Externalizable interface instead.