JDK-6366441 : Window() constructor should throw HeadlessException instead of IAE in headless mode
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: client-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.awt
  • Affected Version: 5.0,6
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2005-12-22
  • Updated: 2017-05-16
  • Resolved: 2006-02-07
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JDK 6
6 b71Fixed
Related Reports
Duplicate :  
JDK-6322433 - REGRESSION: JDialog and JWindow throw IAE in headless mode
Description
Currently, java.awt.Window(GraphicsConfiguration gc) costructor throws IllegalArgumentException in headless mode. That causes all subclasses (java.awt.Frame, java.awt.Dialog, javax.swing.JWindow, and others) to throw IAE also. It seems strange to throw this exception, as a separate exception HeadlessException exists for this purpose.

This is an incompatible change as neither IAE nor HeadlessException are subclasses of each other. However, both of them are runtime (unchecked) exceptions, and impact of this change is very low.
Comments
EVALUATION One check should be changed: in Window.init(GraphicsConfiguration) method we should throw HeadlessException instead of IAE in healess mode.
13-01-2006