Always detail java.net.BindExceptions with the address and port number

Name: jl125535 Date: 04/20/2004


A DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUEST :
java.net.BindExceptions should include the address and port number.

JUSTIFICATION :
In a J2EE environment where many services and applications are running on the same machine it is not at all clear on which service/interface/address the bind actually failed on.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
When an BindException is thrown it should detail the address and port on which the bind failed.
ACTUAL -
Mostly the BindException is detailed like this:

java.net.BindException: Address already in use

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
The only way of working around it is doublechecking all your code and deployment/configuration descriptors.
(Incident Review ID: 250448)
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