{"record":{"id":"469636dcd0a2fd3e","repo":"pxb1988/dex2jar","slug":"while-accept-method-s","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"while accept method:[%s]","messagePattern":"while accept method:\\[(.+?)\\]","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"DexException","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"dex-reader/src/main/java/com/googlecode/d2j/reader/DexFileReader.java","lineNumber":1076,"sourceCode":"                        keep = 0 != (KEEP_CLINIT & config) && method.getName().equals(\"<clinit>\");\r\n                    }\r\n                    if(keep) {\r\n                        DexCodeVisitor dcv = dmv.visitCode();\r\n                        if (dcv != null) {\r\n                            try {\r\n                                acceptCode(code_off, dcv, config, (method_access_flags & DexConstants.ACC_STATIC) != 0,\r\n                                        method);\r\n                            } catch (Exception e) {\r\n                                throw new DexException(e, \"while accept code in method:[%s] @%08x\", method.toString(),\r\n                                        code_off);\r\n                            }\r\n                        }\r\n                    }\r\n                }\r\n                dmv.visitEnd();\r\n            }\r\n        } catch (Exception e) {\r\n            throw new DexException(e, \"while accept method:[%s]\", method.toString());\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        return method_id;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    private void read_annotation_set_ref_list(int parameter_annotation_offset, DexMethodVisitor dmv) {\r\n        ByteBuffer in = annotationSetRefListIn;\r\n        in.position(parameter_annotation_offset);\r\n\r\n        int size = in.getInt();\r\n        for (int j = 0; j < size; j++) {\r\n            int param_annotation_offset = in.getInt();\r\n            if (param_annotation_offset == 0) {\r\n                continue;\r\n            }\r\n            DexAnnotationAble dpav = dmv.visitParameterAnnotation(j);\r\n            try {\r\n                if (dpav != null) {\r","sourceCodeStart":1058,"sourceCodeEnd":1094,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/pxb1988/dex2jar/blob/b5bda4fb4935ae8b3869b422454ae3b3896c7bc1/dex-reader/src/main/java/com/googlecode/d2j/reader/DexFileReader.java#L1058-L1094","documentation":"Outermost wrapper in DexFileReader.acceptMethod: any exception raised while visiting a method (annotations, code, or the visitor callbacks themselves) is wrapped in DexException(\"while accept method:[%s]\") naming the method. It is the last resort, so the cause chain already contains more specific wrappers like 'while accept code'.","triggerScenarios":"accept(DexMethodVisitor) invoked on a method whose annotation, code, or visitor callbacks throw any Exception.","commonSituations":"Bulk dex-to-java conversion where one bad method aborts the whole file; users see only this top-level message unless they inspect the cause chain.","solutions":["Walk the cause chain to find the specific inner error (code, annotation, etc.)","Catch DexException per-method in your conversion loop to skip broken methods","Validate/rebuild the dex with the official toolchain","Update d2j to the latest version for broader opcode/feature support"],"exampleFix":"// before\nreader.accept(dmv);\n// after\ntry {\n    reader.accept(dmv);\n} catch (DexException e) {\n    Throwable root = e; while (root.getCause() != null) root = root.getCause();\n    System.err.println(\"skipped method: \" + e.getMessage() + \" / \" + root);\n}","handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"try {\n    reader.accept(dmv);\n} catch (DexException e) {\n    Throwable root = e;\n    while (root.getCause() != null) root = root.getCause();\n    logger.warn(\"method skipped: \" + e.getMessage(), root);\n}","preventionTips":["Always log the full cause chain, not just the top message","Process methods individually so one failure doesn't abort the batch","Validate dex files with dexlint/dexdump before conversion"],"tags":["dex","method-visitor","wrapper-exception","dex-file-reader"],"backgroundTag":"invalid-argument-format","analyzedSha":"b5bda4fb4935ae8b3869b422454ae3b3896c7bc1","analyzedAt":"2026-09-08T00:44:01.258Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-08T00:44:01.258Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-16T09:17:16.951Z"}