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  25 
  26 package javax.sql.rowset.serial;
  27 
  28 import java.sql.*;
  29 import java.io.*;
  30 import java.util.Map;
  31 import java.net.URL;
  32 import java.util.Arrays;
  33 
  34 
  35 /**
  36  * A serialized version of an <code>Array</code>
  37  * object, which is the mapping in the Java programming language of an SQL
  38  * <code>ARRAY</code> value.
  39  * <P>
  40  * The <code>SerialArray</code> class provides a constructor for creating
  41  * a <code>SerialArray</code> instance from an <code>Array</code> object,
  42  * methods for getting the base type and the SQL name for the base type, and
  43  * methods for copying all or part of a <code>SerialArray</code> object.
  44  * <P>
  45  *
  46  * Note: In order for this class to function correctly, a connection to the
  47  * data source
  48  * must be available in order for the SQL <code>Array</code> object to be
  49  * materialized (have all of its elements brought to the client server)
  50  * if necessary. At this time, logical pointers to the data in the data source,
  51  * such as locators, are not currently supported.
  52  *
  53  * <h2> Thread safety </h2>
  54  *
  55  * A SerialArray is not safe for use by multiple concurrent threads.  If a
  56  * SerialArray is to be used by more than one thread then access to the
  57  * SerialArray should be controlled by appropriate synchronization.
  58  *
  59  * @since 1.5
  60  */
  61 public class SerialArray implements Array, Serializable, Cloneable {
  62 
  63     /**
  64      * A serialized array in which each element is an <code>Object</code>
  65      * in the Java programming language that represents an element
  66      * in the SQL <code>ARRAY</code> value.
  67      * @serial
  68      */
  69     @SuppressWarnings("serial") // Not statically typed as Serializable
  70     private Object[] elements;
  71 
  72     /**
  73      * The SQL type of the elements in this <code>SerialArray</code> object.  The
  74      * type is expressed as one of the constants from the class
  75      * <code>java.sql.Types</code>.
  76      * @serial
  77      */
  78     private int baseType;
  79 
  80     /**
  81      * The type name used by the DBMS for the elements in the SQL <code>ARRAY</code>
  82      * value that this <code>SerialArray</code> object represents.
  83      * @serial
  84      */
  85     private String baseTypeName;
  86 
  87     /**
  88      * The number of elements in this <code>SerialArray</code> object, which
  89      * is also the number of elements in the SQL <code>ARRAY</code> value
  90      * that this <code>SerialArray</code> object represents.
  91      * @serial
  92      */
  93     private int len;
  94 
  95     /**
  96      * Constructs a new <code>SerialArray</code> object from the given
  97      * <code>Array</code> object, using the given type map for the custom
  98      * mapping of each element when the elements are SQL UDTs.
  99      * <P>
 100      * This method does custom mapping if the array elements are a UDT
 101      * and the given type map has an entry for that UDT.
 102      * Custom mapping is recursive,
 103      * meaning that if, for instance, an element of an SQL structured type
 104      * is an SQL structured type that itself has an element that is an SQL
 105      * structured type, each structured type that has a custom mapping will be
 106      * mapped according to the given type map.
 107      * <P>
 108      * The new <code>SerialArray</code>
 109      * object contains the same elements as the <code>Array</code> object
 110      * from which it is built, except when the base type is the SQL type
 111      * <code>STRUCT</code>, <code>ARRAY</code>, <code>BLOB</code>,
 112      * <code>CLOB</code>, <code>DATALINK</code> or <code>JAVA_OBJECT</code>.
 113      * In this case, each element in the new
 114      * <code>SerialArray</code> object is the appropriate serialized form,
 115      * that is, a <code>SerialStruct</code>, <code>SerialArray</code>,
 116      * <code>SerialBlob</code>, <code>SerialClob</code>,
 117      * <code>SerialDatalink</code>, or <code>SerialJavaObject</code> object.
 118      * <P>
 119      * Note: (1) The <code>Array</code> object from which a <code>SerialArray</code>
 120      * object is created must have materialized the SQL <code>ARRAY</code> value's
 121      * data on the client before it is passed to the constructor.  Otherwise,
 122      * the new <code>SerialArray</code> object will contain no data.
 123      * <p>
 124      * Note: (2) If the <code>Array</code> contains <code>java.sql.Types.JAVA_OBJECT</code>
 125      * types, the <code>SerialJavaObject</code> constructor is called where checks
 126      * are made to ensure this object is serializable.
 127      * <p>
 128      * Note: (3) The <code>Array</code> object supplied to this constructor cannot
 129      * return <code>null</code> for any <code>Array.getArray()</code> methods.
 130      * <code>SerialArray</code> cannot serialize null array values.
 131      *
 132      *
 133      * @param array the <code>Array</code> object to be serialized
 134      * @param map a <code>java.util.Map</code> object in which
 135      *        each entry consists of 1) a <code>String</code> object
 136      *        giving the fully qualified name of a UDT (an SQL structured type or
 137      *        distinct type) and 2) the
 138      *        <code>Class</code> object for the <code>SQLData</code> implementation
 139      *        that defines how the UDT is to be mapped. The <i>map</i>
 140      *        parameter does not have any effect for <code>Blob</code>,
 141      *        <code>Clob</code>, <code>DATALINK</code>, or
 142      *        <code>JAVA_OBJECT</code> types.
 143      * @throws SerialException if an error occurs serializing the
 144      *        <code>Array</code> object
 145      * @throws SQLException if a database access error occurs or if the
 146      *        <i>array</i> or the <i>map</i> values are <code>null</code>
 147      */
 148      public SerialArray(Array array, Map<String,Class<?>> map)
 149          throws SerialException, SQLException
 150      {
 151 
 152         if ((array == null) || (map == null)) {
 153             throw new SQLException("Cannot instantiate a SerialArray " +
 154             "object with null parameters");
 155         }
 156 
 157         if ((elements = (Object[])array.getArray()) == null) {
 158              throw new SQLException("Invalid Array object. Calls to Array.getArray() " +
 159                  "return null value which cannot be serialized");
 160          }
 161 
 162         elements = (Object[])array.getArray(map);
 163         baseType = array.getBaseType();
 164         baseTypeName = array.getBaseTypeName();
 165         len = elements.length;
 166 
 167         switch (baseType) {
 168             case java.sql.Types.STRUCT:
 169                 for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
 170                     elements[i] = new SerialStruct((Struct)elements[i], map);
 171                 }
 172             break;
 173 
 174             case java.sql.Types.ARRAY:
 175                 for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
 176                     elements[i] = new SerialArray((Array)elements[i], map);
 177                 }
 178             break;
 179 
 180             case java.sql.Types.BLOB:
 181             for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
 182                 elements[i] = new SerialBlob((Blob)elements[i]);
 183             }
 184             break;
 185 
 186             case java.sql.Types.CLOB:
 187                 for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
 188                     elements[i] = new SerialClob((Clob)elements[i]);
 189                 }
 190             break;
 191 
 192             case java.sql.Types.DATALINK:
 193                 for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
 194                     elements[i] = new SerialDatalink((URL)elements[i]);
 195                 }
 196             break;
 197 
 198             case java.sql.Types.JAVA_OBJECT:
 199                 for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
 200                 elements[i] = new SerialJavaObject(elements[i]);
 201             }
 202         }
 203   }
 204 
 205     /**
 206      * This method frees the {@code SerialArray} object and releases the
 207      * resources that it holds. The object is invalid once the {@code free}
 208      * method is called. <p> If {@code free} is called multiple times, the
 209      * subsequent calls to {@code free} are treated as a no-op. </P>
 210      *
 211      * @throws SQLException if an error occurs releasing the SerialArray's resources
 212      * @since 1.6
 213      */
 214     public void free() throws SQLException {
 215         if (elements != null) {
 216             elements = null;
 217             baseTypeName= null;
 218         }
 219     }
 220 
 221     /**
 222      * Constructs a new <code>SerialArray</code> object from the given
 223      * <code>Array</code> object.
 224      * <P>
 225      * This constructor does not do custom mapping.  If the base type of the array
 226      * is an SQL structured type and custom mapping is desired, the constructor
 227      * <code>SerialArray(Array array, Map map)</code> should be used.
 228      * <P>
 229      * The new <code>SerialArray</code>
 230      * object contains the same elements as the <code>Array</code> object
 231      * from which it is built, except when the base type is the SQL type
 232      * <code>BLOB</code>,
 233      * <code>CLOB</code>, <code>DATALINK</code> or <code>JAVA_OBJECT</code>.
 234      * In this case, each element in the new
 235      * <code>SerialArray</code> object is the appropriate serialized form,
 236      * that is, a <code>SerialBlob</code>, <code>SerialClob</code>,
 237      * <code>SerialDatalink</code>, or <code>SerialJavaObject</code> object.
 238      * <P>
 239      * Note: (1) The <code>Array</code> object from which a <code>SerialArray</code>
 240      * object is created must have materialized the SQL <code>ARRAY</code> value's
 241      * data on the client before it is passed to the constructor.  Otherwise,
 242      * the new <code>SerialArray</code> object will contain no data.
 243      * <p>
 244      * Note: (2) The <code>Array</code> object supplied to this constructor cannot
 245      * return <code>null</code> for any <code>Array.getArray()</code> methods.
 246      * <code>SerialArray</code> cannot serialize <code>null</code> array values.
 247      *
 248      * @param array the <code>Array</code> object to be serialized
 249      * @throws SerialException if an error occurs serializing the
 250      *     <code>Array</code> object
 251      * @throws SQLException if a database access error occurs or the
 252      *     <i>array</i> parameter is <code>null</code>.
 253      */
 254      public SerialArray(Array array) throws SerialException, SQLException {
 255          if (array == null) {
 256              throw new SQLException("Cannot instantiate a SerialArray " +
 257                  "object with a null Array object");
 258          }
 259 
 260          if ((elements = (Object[])array.getArray()) == null) {
 261              throw new SQLException("Invalid Array object. Calls to Array.getArray() " +
 262                  "return null value which cannot be serialized");
 263          }
 264 
 265          //elements = (Object[])array.getArray();
 266          baseType = array.getBaseType();
 267          baseTypeName = array.getBaseTypeName();
 268          len = elements.length;
 269 
 270         switch (baseType) {
 271 
 272         case java.sql.Types.BLOB:
 273             for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
 274                 elements[i] = new SerialBlob((Blob)elements[i]);
 275             }
 276             break;
 277 
 278         case java.sql.Types.CLOB:
 279             for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
 280                 elements[i] = new SerialClob((Clob)elements[i]);
 281             }
 282             break;
 283 
 284         case java.sql.Types.DATALINK:
 285             for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
 286                 elements[i] = new SerialDatalink((URL)elements[i]);
 287             }
 288             break;
 289 
 290         case java.sql.Types.JAVA_OBJECT:
 291             for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
 292                 elements[i] = new SerialJavaObject(elements[i]);
 293             }
 294             break;
 295 
 296         }
 297 
 298 
 299     }
 300 
 301     /**
 302      * Returns a new array that is a copy of this <code>SerialArray</code>
 303      * object.
 304      *
 305      * @return a copy of this <code>SerialArray</code> object as an
 306      *         <code>Object</code> in the Java programming language
 307      * @throws SerialException if an error occurs;
 308      * if {@code free} had previously been called on this object
 309      */
 310     public Object getArray() throws SerialException {
 311         isValid();
 312         Object dst = new Object[len];
 313         System.arraycopy((Object)elements, 0, dst, 0, len);
 314         return dst;
 315     }
 316 
 317     /**
 318      * Returns a new array that is a copy of this <code>SerialArray</code>
 319      * object, using the given type map for the custom
 320      * mapping of each element when the elements are SQL UDTs.
 321      * <P>
 322      * This method does custom mapping if the array elements are a UDT
 323      * and the given type map has an entry for that UDT.
 324      * Custom mapping is recursive,
 325      * meaning that if, for instance, an element of an SQL structured type
 326      * is an SQL structured type that itself has an element that is an SQL
 327      * structured type, each structured type that has a custom mapping will be
 328      * mapped according to the given type map.
 329      *
 330      * @param map a <code>java.util.Map</code> object in which
 331      *        each entry consists of 1) a <code>String</code> object
 332      *        giving the fully qualified name of a UDT and 2) the
 333      *        <code>Class</code> object for the <code>SQLData</code> implementation
 334      *        that defines how the UDT is to be mapped
 335      * @return a copy of this <code>SerialArray</code> object as an
 336      *         <code>Object</code> in the Java programming language
 337      * @throws SerialException if an error occurs;
 338      * if {@code free} had previously been called on this object
 339      */
 340     public Object getArray(Map<String, Class<?>> map) throws SerialException {
 341         isValid();
 342         Object dst[] = new Object[len];
 343         System.arraycopy((Object)elements, 0, dst, 0, len);
 344         return dst;
 345     }
 346 
 347     /**
 348      * Returns a new array that is a copy of a slice
 349      * of this <code>SerialArray</code> object, starting with the
 350      * element at the given index and containing the given number
 351      * of consecutive elements.
 352      *
 353      * @param index the index into this <code>SerialArray</code> object
 354      *              of the first element to be copied;
 355      *              the index of the first element is <code>0</code>
 356      * @param count the number of consecutive elements to be copied, starting
 357      *              at the given index
 358      * @return a copy of the designated elements in this <code>SerialArray</code>
 359      *         object as an <code>Object</code> in the Java programming language
 360      * @throws SerialException if an error occurs;
 361      * if {@code free} had previously been called on this object
 362      */
 363     public Object getArray(long index, int count) throws SerialException {
 364         isValid();
 365         Object dst = new Object[count];
 366         System.arraycopy((Object)elements, (int)index, dst, 0, count);
 367         return dst;
 368     }
 369 
 370     /**
 371      * Returns a new array that is a copy of a slice
 372      * of this <code>SerialArray</code> object, starting with the
 373      * element at the given index and containing the given number
 374      * of consecutive elements.
 375      * <P>
 376      * This method does custom mapping if the array elements are a UDT
 377      * and the given type map has an entry for that UDT.
 378      * Custom mapping is recursive,
 379      * meaning that if, for instance, an element of an SQL structured type
 380      * is an SQL structured type that itself has an element that is an SQL
 381      * structured type, each structured type that has a custom mapping will be
 382      * mapped according to the given type map.
 383      *
 384      * @param index the index into this <code>SerialArray</code> object
 385      *              of the first element to be copied; the index of the
 386      *              first element in the array is <code>0</code>
 387      * @param count the number of consecutive elements to be copied, starting
 388      *              at the given index
 389      * @param map a <code>java.util.Map</code> object in which
 390      *        each entry consists of 1) a <code>String</code> object
 391      *        giving the fully qualified name of a UDT and 2) the
 392      *        <code>Class</code> object for the <code>SQLData</code> implementation
 393      *        that defines how the UDT is to be mapped
 394      * @return a copy of the designated elements in this <code>SerialArray</code>
 395      *         object as an <code>Object</code> in the Java programming language
 396      * @throws SerialException if an error occurs;
 397      * if {@code free} had previously been called on this object
 398      */
 399     public Object getArray(long index, int count, Map<String,Class<?>> map)
 400         throws SerialException
 401     {
 402         isValid();
 403         Object dst = new Object[count];
 404         System.arraycopy((Object)elements, (int)index, dst, 0, count);
 405         return dst;
 406     }
 407 
 408     /**
 409      * Retrieves the SQL type of the elements in this <code>SerialArray</code>
 410      * object.  The <code>int</code> returned is one of the constants in the class
 411      * <code>java.sql.Types</code>.
 412      *
 413      * @return one of the constants in <code>java.sql.Types</code>, indicating
 414      *         the SQL type of the elements in this <code>SerialArray</code> object
 415      * @throws SerialException if an error occurs;
 416      * if {@code free} had previously been called on this object
 417      */
 418     public int getBaseType() throws SerialException {
 419         isValid();
 420         return baseType;
 421     }
 422 
 423     /**
 424      * Retrieves the DBMS-specific type name for the elements in this
 425      * <code>SerialArray</code> object.
 426      *
 427      * @return the SQL type name used by the DBMS for the base type of this
 428      *         <code>SerialArray</code> object
 429      * @throws SerialException if an error occurs;
 430      * if {@code free} had previously been called on this object
 431      */
 432     public String getBaseTypeName() throws SerialException {
 433         isValid();
 434         return baseTypeName;
 435     }
 436 
 437     /**
 438      * Retrieves a <code>ResultSet</code> object holding the elements of
 439      * the subarray that starts at
 440      * index <i>index</i> and contains up to <i>count</i> successive elements.
 441      * This method uses the connection's type map to map the elements of
 442      * the array if the map contains
 443      * an entry for the base type. Otherwise, the standard mapping is used.
 444      *
 445      * @param index the index into this <code>SerialArray</code> object
 446      *         of the first element to be copied; the index of the
 447      *         first element in the array is <code>0</code>
 448      * @param count the number of consecutive elements to be copied, starting
 449      *         at the given index
 450      * @return a <code>ResultSet</code> object containing the designated
 451      *         elements in this <code>SerialArray</code> object, with a
 452      *         separate row for each element
 453      * @throws SerialException if called with the cause set to
 454      *         {@code UnsupportedOperationException}
 455      */
 456     public ResultSet getResultSet(long index, int count) throws SerialException {
 457         SerialException se = new SerialException();
 458         se.initCause(new UnsupportedOperationException());
 459         throw  se;
 460     }
 461 
 462     /**
 463      *
 464      * Retrieves a <code>ResultSet</code> object that contains all of
 465      * the elements of the SQL <code>ARRAY</code>
 466      * value represented by this <code>SerialArray</code> object. This method uses
 467      * the specified map for type map customizations unless the base type of the
 468      * array does not match a user-defined type (UDT) in <i>map</i>, in
 469      * which case it uses the
 470      * standard mapping. This version of the method <code>getResultSet</code>
 471      * uses either the given type map or the standard mapping; it never uses the
 472      * type map associated with the connection.
 473      *
 474      * @param map a <code>java.util.Map</code> object in which
 475      *        each entry consists of 1) a <code>String</code> object
 476      *        giving the fully qualified name of a UDT and 2) the
 477      *        <code>Class</code> object for the <code>SQLData</code> implementation
 478      *        that defines how the UDT is to be mapped
 479      * @return a <code>ResultSet</code> object containing all of the
 480      *         elements in this <code>SerialArray</code> object, with a
 481      *         separate row for each element
 482      * @throws SerialException if called with the cause set to
 483      *         {@code UnsupportedOperationException}
 484      */
 485     public ResultSet getResultSet(Map<String, Class<?>> map)
 486         throws SerialException
 487     {
 488         SerialException se = new SerialException();
 489         se.initCause(new UnsupportedOperationException());
 490         throw  se;
 491     }
 492 
 493     /**
 494      * Retrieves a <code>ResultSet</code> object that contains all of
 495      * the elements in the <code>ARRAY</code> value that this
 496      * <code>SerialArray</code> object represents.
 497      * If appropriate, the elements of the array are mapped using the connection's
 498      * type map; otherwise, the standard mapping is used.
 499      *
 500      * @return a <code>ResultSet</code> object containing all of the
 501      *         elements in this <code>SerialArray</code> object, with a
 502      *         separate row for each element
 503      * @throws SerialException if called with the cause set to
 504      *         {@code UnsupportedOperationException}
 505      */
 506     public ResultSet getResultSet() throws SerialException {
 507         SerialException se = new SerialException();
 508         se.initCause(new UnsupportedOperationException());
 509         throw  se;
 510     }
 511 
 512 
 513     /**
 514      * Retrieves a result set holding the elements of the subarray that starts at
 515      * Retrieves a <code>ResultSet</code> object that contains a subarray of the
 516      * elements in this <code>SerialArray</code> object, starting at
 517      * index <i>index</i> and containing up to <i>count</i> successive
 518      * elements. This method uses
 519      * the specified map for type map customizations unless the base type of the
 520      * array does not match a user-defined type (UDT) in <i>map</i>, in
 521      * which case it uses the
 522      * standard mapping. This version of the method <code>getResultSet</code> uses
 523      * either the given type map or the standard mapping; it never uses the type
 524      * map associated with the connection.
 525      *
 526      * @param index the index into this <code>SerialArray</code> object
 527      *              of the first element to be copied; the index of the
 528      *              first element in the array is <code>0</code>
 529      * @param count the number of consecutive elements to be copied, starting
 530      *              at the given index
 531      * @param map a <code>java.util.Map</code> object in which
 532      *        each entry consists of 1) a <code>String</code> object
 533      *        giving the fully qualified name of a UDT and 2) the
 534      *        <code>Class</code> object for the <code>SQLData</code> implementation
 535      *        that defines how the UDT is to be mapped
 536      * @return a <code>ResultSet</code> object containing the designated
 537      *         elements in this <code>SerialArray</code> object, with a
 538      *         separate row for each element
 539      * @throws SerialException if called with the cause set to
 540      *         {@code UnsupportedOperationException}
 541      */
 542     public ResultSet getResultSet(long index, int count,
 543                                   Map<String,Class<?>> map)
 544         throws SerialException
 545     {
 546         SerialException se = new SerialException();
 547         se.initCause(new UnsupportedOperationException());
 548         throw  se;
 549     }
 550 
 551 
 552     /**
 553      * Compares this SerialArray to the specified object.  The result is {@code
 554      * true} if and only if the argument is not {@code null} and is a {@code
 555      * SerialArray} object whose elements are identical to this object's elements
 556      *
 557      * @param  obj The object to compare this {@code SerialArray} against
 558      *
 559      * @return  {@code true} if the given object represents a {@code SerialArray}
 560      *          equivalent to this SerialArray, {@code false} otherwise
 561      *
 562      */
 563     public boolean equals(Object obj) {
 564         if (this == obj) {
 565             return true;
 566         }
 567 
 568         if (obj instanceof SerialArray) {
 569             SerialArray sa = (SerialArray)obj;
 570             return baseType == sa.baseType &&
 571                     baseTypeName.equals(sa.baseTypeName) &&
 572                     Arrays.equals(elements, sa.elements);
 573         }
 574         return false;
 575     }
 576 
 577     /**
 578      * Returns a hash code for this SerialArray. The hash code for a
 579      * {@code SerialArray} object is computed using the hash codes
 580      * of the elements of the  {@code SerialArray} object
 581      *
 582      * @return  a hash code value for this object.
 583      */
 584     public int hashCode() {
 585         return (((31 + Arrays.hashCode(elements)) * 31 + len)  * 31 +
 586                 baseType) * 31 + baseTypeName.hashCode();
 587     }
 588 
 589     /**
 590      * Returns a clone of this {@code SerialArray}. The copy will contain a
 591      * reference to a clone of the underlying objects array, not a reference
 592      * to the original underlying object array of this {@code SerialArray} object.
 593      *
 594      * @return a clone of this SerialArray
 595      */
 596     public Object clone() {
 597         try {
 598             SerialArray sa = (SerialArray) super.clone();
 599             sa.elements = (elements != null) ? Arrays.copyOf(elements, len) : null;
 600             return sa;
 601         } catch (CloneNotSupportedException ex) {
 602             // this shouldn't happen, since we are Cloneable
 603             throw new InternalError();
 604         }
 605 
 606     }
 607 
 608     /**
 609      * readObject is called to restore the state of the {@code SerialArray} from
 610      * a stream.
 611      */
 612     private void readObject(ObjectInputStream s)
 613             throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
 614 
 615        ObjectInputStream.GetField fields = s.readFields();
 616        Object[] tmp = (Object[])fields.get("elements", null);
 617        if (tmp == null)
 618            throw new InvalidObjectException("elements is null and should not be!");
 619        elements = tmp.clone();
 620        len = fields.get("len", 0);
 621        if(elements.length != len)
 622            throw new InvalidObjectException("elements is not the expected size");
 623 
 624        baseType = fields.get("baseType", 0);
 625        baseTypeName = (String)fields.get("baseTypeName", null);
 626     }
 627 
 628     /**
 629      * writeObject is called to save the state of the {@code SerialArray}
 630      * to a stream.
 631      */
 632     private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream s)
 633             throws IOException {
 634 
 635         ObjectOutputStream.PutField fields = s.putFields();
 636         fields.put("elements", elements);
 637         fields.put("len", len);
 638         fields.put("baseType", baseType);
 639         fields.put("baseTypeName", baseTypeName);
 640         s.writeFields();
 641     }
 642 
 643     /**
 644      * Check to see if this object had previously had its {@code free} method
 645      * called
 646      *
 647      * @throws SerialException
 648      */
 649     private void isValid() throws SerialException {
 650         if (elements == null) {
 651             throw new SerialException("Error: You cannot call a method on a "
 652                     + "SerialArray instance once free() has been called.");
 653         }
 654     }
 655 
 656     /**
 657      * The identifier that assists in the serialization of this <code>SerialArray</code>
 658      * object.
 659      */
 660     static final long serialVersionUID = -8466174297270688520L;
 661 }