java.io.StreamCorruptedException: invalid type code: 00

Question

So basically im writing a client-server multiplayer game. I have a SeverCommunicationThread that creates a gameThread if he receives a RequestForGame creates a gameThread.

Answer 1

There's another possibility that I ran across where if you implement a custom deserialization routine for a class by adding this method:

private void readObject( ObjectInputStream objectInputStream ) throws IOException

then objectInputStream.defaultReadObject() must be called and called before any further reads of the input stream to properly initialise the object.

I missed this and despite the object returning without an exception being thrown it was the next read of the object stream that confusingly raised the invalid type code exception.

This link provides further information on the process: http://osdir.com/ml/java.sun.jini/2003-10/msg00204.html.