Balazs Zsoldos created FELIX-5643:
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Summary: Exceptions are swallowed on Android
Key: FELIX-5643
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FELIX-5643
Project: Felix
Issue Type: Bug
Components: Framework
Affects Versions: framework-5.6.2
Environment: Android
Reporter: Balazs Zsoldos
In case of Android, the following lines will run on Android:
{code:java}
try
{
clazz = getDexFileClass((JarContent) content, name, this);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Looks like we can't
}
{code}
The _getDexFileClass_ function throws an exception only if the OSGi container
is started within an Android environment and if there was an exception we want
to know about. E.g.:
- Exception during initialization of class (static block or initialization of
static field)
- ClassNotFoundException. E.g.: The loaded class implements an interface that
is not available in the Android environment
If the OSGi container is not started within an Android environment, the
_getDexFileClass_ will not throw an exception for sure.
If the OSGi container is started within an Android environment, the content of
the exception is important and the fallback logic will be always wrong as the
class cannot be loaded in the standard way.
I suggest not to ignore this exception as it makes very hard to solve issues
within Android. Problems can be solved only via debugging.
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