Exception: java.lang.ClassCastException: HTTPClient.HttpURLConnection

Question

Hi All,
I am getting below exception when I am trying to establish HTTPS connection using
Exception: java.lang.ClassCastException: HTTPClient.HttpURLConnection
sometime my code works and some time it gives me this exception
below is the exception which i traced in a log file
2008/09/11 01:07:57->1_1210001776_0:1_1210001776_0URL CONNECTION CALLED https://netfundstest.com/fsu/router
2008/09/11 01:07:57->1_1210001776_0:1_1210001776_0URL CONNECTION Created HTTPClient.HttpURLConnection[https://netfundstest.com/fsu/router]
2008/09/11 01:07:57->1_1210001776_0:entered into else Block
2008/09/11 01:07:57->1_1210001776_0:1_1210001776_0Error URLC Not a instance of HTTPS Connection: HTTPClient.HttpURLConnection[https://netfundstest.com/fsu/router]
2008/09/11 01:07:57->1_1210001776_0:Exception: java.lang.ClassCastException: HTTPClient.HttpURLConnection
In the success case when my HTTPS connection gets established I am getting following in the log file.
2008/08/24 11:51:28->1_1210001776_0:1_1210001776_0URL CONNECTION CALLED https://netfunds.com/fsu/router
2008/08/24 11:51:28->1_1210001776_0:1_1210001776_0URL CONNECTION Created com.sun.net.ssl.internal.www.protocol.https.DelegateHttpsURLConnection:https://netfunds.com/fsu/router
Here is the code which I am using
I am importing following packages in my code
import java.security.*;
import java.security.cert.*;
//import javax.net.ssl.*;
import javax.net.ssl.SSLSocket;
import javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory;
import javax.net.ssl.HandshakeCompletedListener;
import javax.net.ssl.HandshakeCompletedEvent;
import javax.net.ssl.SSLSession;
import java.net.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
//import javax.security.cert.*;
import com.sun.net.ssl.*;
//import org.apache.xalan.*;
//import org.apache.xerces.*;
import org.apache.xerces.dom.*;
import org.apache.xml.serialize.*;
import javax.xml.parsers.*;
import org.w3c.dom.*;
import oracle.xml.classgen.*;
try
System.setProperty("java.protocol.handler.pkgs","com.sun.net.ssl.internal.www.protocol");
System.setProperty("https.proxyHost",geProxy);
System.setProperty("https.proxyPort",geProxyPort);
Security.addProvider(new com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.Provider());
int n=0;
while(n<3)
debugMsg(instCount+"URL CONNECTION CALLED " + fsuFrontEndURL);
url = new URL(fsuFrontEndURL);
/* Changed to include Tunnel code */
urlc = url.openConnection();
debugMsg(instCount+"URL CONNECTION Created " + urlc);
if (urlc instanceof com.sun.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection)
debugMsg("entered into If Block");
debugMsg("Value of n:" + n);
((com.sun.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection) urlc).setSSLSocketFactory(new SSLTunnelSocketFactory(geProxy, geProxyPort));
((com.sun.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection) urlc).setRequestMethod("POST");
debugMsg("after If Block");
break;
else {
try{
debugMsg("entered into else Block");
((javax.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection) urlc).setSSLSocketFactory(new SSLTunnelSocketFactory(geProxy, geProxyPort));
((javax.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection) urlc).setRequestMethod("POST");
debugMsg("after else Block");
break;
catch(Exception e) {
debugMsg(instCount+"Error URLC Not a instance of HTTPS Connection: " + urlc);
debugMsg("Exception: " + e);
I am using JDK 1.5 and Apache/1.3.19
Can anyone help me out ....?

Answer 1

for URL'S Starting with HTTPS only.....Sometimes it works and sometimes it gives me the classcast exception
As soon as I bounces my Apache application server...then it starts working...I dont know why its happening like that..
Is there any issue with the Ports I am trying to connect or some Apache configuration files settings are getting changed ?