Vaadin Flow Context Menu

Hi.

When i use Context Menu tomcat gives me this error:

java.io.NotSerializableException: com.vaadin.flow.component.contextmenu.ContextMenuBase$$Lambda$542/1060285079

How to solve it?

Can you show the code of your listener?

There must be something that is not serializable.

Simon Martinelli:
Can you show the code of your listener?

There must be something that is not serializable.

Hi. Thanks for reply!

 Button btn = new Button("+");
		ContextMenu contextMenu = new ContextMenu();
		contextMenu.setTarget(btn);
		contextMenu.addItem("AAA");
		contextMenu.addItem("BBB");

Hi, I tested this exact code and did not experience a NotSerializableException. Can you show your actual code? What items do you add?

Kaspar Scherrer:
Hi, I tested this exact code and did not experience a NotSerializableException. Can you show your actual code? What items do you add?

This is code:

public class MainView extends VerticalLayout {
	public MainView() {
		Button btn1 = new Button("AA");
		ContextMenu select = new ContextMenu();
		select.setTarget(btn1);
		select.addItem("");
		select.addItem("AA");
		select.addItem("Button", (t) -> {
			add(new Button("New button"));
		});

		add(btn1);
	}
}

And it’s error:

java.io.NotSerializableException: com.vaadin.flow.component.contextmenu.ContextMenuBase$$Lambda$436/1356048225
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1184)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeArray(ObjectOutputStream.java:1378)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1174)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteFields(ObjectOutputStream.java:1548)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1509)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteFields(ObjectOutputStream.java:1548)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1509)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:348)
	at java.util.ArrayList.writeObject(ArrayList.java:766)
	at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor42.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.invokeWriteObject(ObjectStreamClass.java:1128)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1496)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteFields(ObjectOutputStream.java:1548)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1509)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteFields(ObjectOutputStream.java:1548)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1509)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteFields(ObjectOutputStream.java:1548)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1509)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeArray(ObjectOutputStream.java:1378)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1174)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteFields(ObjectOutputStream.java:1548)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1509)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteFields(ObjectOutputStream.java:1548)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1509)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:348)
	at java.util.ArrayList.writeObject(ArrayList.java:766)
	at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor42.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.invokeWriteObject(ObjectStreamClass.java:1128)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1496)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:348)
	at java.util.HashMap.internalWriteEntries(HashMap.java:1790)
	at java.util.HashMap.writeObject(HashMap.java:1363)
	at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor41.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.invokeWriteObject(ObjectStreamClass.java:1128)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1496)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteFields(ObjectOutputStream.java:1548)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1509)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteFields(ObjectOutputStream.java:1548)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1509)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteFields(ObjectOutputStream.java:1548)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1509)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:348)
	at java.util.ArrayList.writeObject(ArrayList.java:766)
	at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor42.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.invokeWriteObject(ObjectStreamClass.java:1128)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1496)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:348)
	at java.util.HashMap.internalWriteEntries(HashMap.java:1790)
	at java.util.HashMap.writeObject(HashMap.java:1363)
	at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor41.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.invokeWriteObject(ObjectStreamClass.java:1128)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1496)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteFields(ObjectOutputStream.java:1548)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1509)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteFields(ObjectOutputStream.java:1548)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1509)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteFields(ObjectOutputStream.java:1548)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1509)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeArray(ObjectOutputStream.java:1378)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1174)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteFields(ObjectOutputStream.java:1548)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1509)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:348)
	at java.util.ArrayList.writeObject(ArrayList.java:766)
	at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor42.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.invokeWriteObject(ObjectStreamClass.java:1128)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1496)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteFields(ObjectOutputStream.java:1548)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1509)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeArray(ObjectOutputStream.java:1378)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1174)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteFields(ObjectOutputStream.java:1548)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1509)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:348)
	at java.util.ArrayList.writeObject(ArrayList.java:766)
	at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor42.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.invokeWriteObject(ObjectStreamClass.java:1128)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1496)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteFields(ObjectOutputStream.java:1548)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1509)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeArray(ObjectOutputStream.java:1378)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1174)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteFields(ObjectOutputStream.java:1548)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1509)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteFields(ObjectOutputStream.java:1548)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1509)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteFields(ObjectOutputStream.java:1548)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1509)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:348)
	at java.util.HashMap.internalWriteEntries(HashMap.java:1790)
	at java.util.HashMap.writeObject(HashMap.java:1363)
	at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor41.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.invokeWriteObject(ObjectStreamClass.java:1128)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1496)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteFields(ObjectOutputStream.java:1548)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1509)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1432)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1178)
	at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:348)
	at org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.doWriteObject(StandardSession.java:1667)
	at org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.writeObjectData(StandardSession.java:1065)
	at org.apache.catalina.session.StandardManager.doUnload(StandardManager.java:315)
	at org.apache.catalina.session.StandardManager.unload(StandardManager.java:267)
	at org.apache.catalina.session.StandardManager.stopInternal(StandardManager.java:382)
	at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.stop(LifecycleBase.java:257)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.stopInternal(StandardContext.java:5370)
	at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.stop(LifecycleBase.java:257)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StopChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1393)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StopChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1382)
	at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.InlineExecutorService.execute(InlineExecutorService.java:75)
	at java.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutorService.submit(AbstractExecutorService.java:134)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.stopInternal(ContainerBase.java:969)
	at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.stop(LifecycleBase.java:257)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StopChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1393)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StopChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1382)
	at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.InlineExecutorService.execute(InlineExecutorService.java:75)
	at java.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutorService.submit(AbstractExecutorService.java:134)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.stopInternal(ContainerBase.java:969)
	at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.stop(LifecycleBase.java:257)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.stopInternal(StandardService.java:475)
	at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.stop(LifecycleBase.java:257)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.stopInternal(StandardServer.java:990)
	at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.stop(LifecycleBase.java:257)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.stop(Catalina.java:711)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:673)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:350)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:492)

tomcat requires that every class (including any inner classes) you have must be Serializable in order to persist sessions. However, “session persistence” is required only if you want to users to get the same screens even after a tomcat restart. If that is not required, you can switch off session persistence in tomcat by uncommenting the following line in context.xml.

<Manager pathname="" />