Added in API level 15

TransactionTooLargeException


public class TransactionTooLargeException
extends RemoteException

java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.lang.Throwable
     ↳ java.lang.Exception
       ↳ android.util.AndroidException
         ↳ android.os.RemoteException
           ↳ android.os.TransactionTooLargeException


The Binder transaction failed because it was too large.

During a remote procedure call, the arguments and the return value of the call are transferred as Parcel objects stored in the Binder transaction buffer. If the arguments or the return value are too large to fit in the transaction buffer, then the call will fail. TransactionTooLargeException is thrown as a heuristic when a transaction is large, and it fails, since these are the transactions which are most likely to overfill the transaction buffer.

The Binder transaction buffer has a limited fixed size, currently 1MB, which is shared by all transactions in progress for the process. Consequently this exception can be thrown when there are many transactions in progress even when most of the individual transactions are of moderate size.

There are two possible outcomes when a remote procedure call throws TransactionTooLargeException. Either the client was unable to send its request to the service (most likely if the arguments were too large to fit in the transaction buffer), or the service was unable to send its response back to the client (most likely if the return value was too large to fit in the transaction buffer). It is not possible to tell which of these outcomes actually occurred. The client should assume that a partial failure occurred.

The key to avoiding TransactionTooLargeException is to keep all transactions relatively small. Try to minimize the amount of memory needed to create a Parcel for the arguments and the return value of the remote procedure call. Avoid transferring huge arrays of strings or large bitmaps. If possible, try to break up big requests into smaller pieces.

If you are implementing a service, it may help to impose size or complexity constraints on the queries that clients can perform. For example, if the result set could become large, then don't allow the client to request more than a few records at a time. Alternately, instead of returning all of the available data all at once, return the essential information first and make the client ask for additional information later as needed.

Summary

Inherited methods

RuntimeException rethrowAsRuntimeException()

Rethrow this as an unchecked runtime exception.

RuntimeException rethrowFromSystemServer()

Rethrow this exception when we know it came from the system server.

final void addSuppressed(Throwable exception)

Appends the specified exception to the exceptions that were suppressed in order to deliver this exception.

Throwable fillInStackTrace()

Fills in the execution stack trace.

Throwable getCause()

Returns the cause of this throwable or null if the cause is nonexistent or unknown.

String getLocalizedMessage()

Creates a localized description of this throwable.

String getMessage()

Returns the detail message string of this throwable.

StackTraceElement[] getStackTrace()

Provides programmatic access to the stack trace information printed by printStackTrace().

final Throwable[] getSuppressed()

Returns an array containing all of the exceptions that were suppressed, typically by the try-with-resources statement, in order to deliver this exception.

Throwable initCause(Throwable cause)

Initializes the cause of this throwable to the specified value.

void printStackTrace()

Prints this throwable and its backtrace to the standard error stream.

void printStackTrace(PrintWriter s)

Prints this throwable and its backtrace to the specified print writer.

void printStackTrace(PrintStream s)

Prints this throwable and its backtrace to the specified print stream.

void setStackTrace(StackTraceElement[] stackTrace)

Sets the stack trace elements that will be returned by getStackTrace() and printed by printStackTrace() and related methods.

String toString()

Returns a short description of this throwable.

Object clone()

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boolean equals(Object obj)

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void finalize()

Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.

final Class<?> getClass()

Returns the runtime class of this Object.

int hashCode()

Returns a hash code value for the object.

final void notify()

Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.

final void notifyAll()

Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.

String toString()

Returns a string representation of the object.

final void wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

final void wait(long timeoutMillis)

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

final void wait()

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.

Public constructors

TransactionTooLargeException

Added in API level 15
public TransactionTooLargeException ()

TransactionTooLargeException

Added in API level 23
public TransactionTooLargeException (String msg)

Parameters
msg String