# Interface RMIFailureHandler

public interface RMIFailureHandler
An `RMIFailureHandler` can be registered via the `RMISocketFactory.setFailureHandler` call. The `failure` method of the handler is invoked when the RMI runtime is unable to create a `ServerSocket` to listen for incoming calls. The `failure` method returns a boolean indicating whether the runtime should attempt to re-create the `ServerSocket`.

Since:
  1.1

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `boolean`
  `failure(Exception ex)`
  The `failure` callback is invoked when the RMI runtime is unable to create a `ServerSocket` via the `RMISocketFactory`.

- ## Method Details

  - ### failure

    boolean failure(Exception ex)
    The `failure` callback is invoked when the RMI runtime is unable to create a `ServerSocket` via the `RMISocketFactory`. An `RMIFailureHandler` is registered via a call to `RMISocketFactory.setFailureHandler`. If no failure handler is installed, the default behavior is to attempt to re-create the ServerSocket.
    Parameters:
      `ex` - the exception that occurred during `ServerSocket` creation
    Returns:
      if true, the RMI runtime attempts to retry `ServerSocket` creation
    Since:
      1.1
    See Also:
      - `RMISocketFactory.setFailureHandler(RMIFailureHandler)`