quarkusio/quarkus · error · java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Cannot read ' ' field from of class

Error message

Cannot read '<fieldName>' field from <object> of class <clazz>

What it means

ReflectionUtil.readField reads a declared field reflectively and wraps any IllegalAccessException or NoSuchFieldException in this IllegalArgumentException naming the field, object, and class. It means the client tried to read an internal field that does not exist (or is not visible) on the actual runtime class — typically after an internal API or version change.

Solutions

1. Align all RESTEasy Reactive client artifact versions (use the Quarkus BOM) so internal field names match
2. Verify the object/class passed to readField is the expected type at runtime
3. Upgrade Quarkus/resteasy-reactive to a version where the reflection target exists

Example fix

// before (mismatched versions)
resteasy-reactive-client:6.2.0 with core:6.3.0
// after
<dependencyManagement><dependencies><dependency>
  <groupId>io.quarkus.platform</groupId><artifactId>quarkus-bom</artifactId><version>matching</version><type>pom</type><scope>import</scope>
</dependency></dependencies></dependencyManagement>

try {
    clazz.getDeclaredField(fieldName);
} catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
    throw new IllegalStateException("Expected field " + fieldName + " missing on " + clazz + "; check artifact version alignment");
}

boolean hasField(Class<?> clazz, String name) {
    try { clazz.getDeclaredField(name); return true; }
    catch (NoSuchFieldException e) { return false; }
}

try {
    value = ReflectionUtil.readField(fieldName, object, clazz);
} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
    throw new IllegalStateException("Library version mismatch: " + e.getMessage(), e);
}

When it happens

Trigger: Internal client code calling ReflectionUtil.readField(fieldName, object, clazz) where the target class has no such declared field (wrong class passed, renamed field, or shaded/different library version at runtime).

Common situations: Mixing mismatched versions of resteasy-reactive artifacts on the classpath; reflection-based extraction of a vert.x or JDK field that changed between versions.

Related errors

• Could not reflectively call JibContainerBuilder constructor
• Delay must be > 0
• Delay must be > 0
• Failed to read imageId
• Invalid REST Client URL used

AI-assisted analysis of quarkusio/quarkus@e1c734241f (2026-09-05). Data as JSON: /api/errors/ad371ed85a7bc250. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/client/runtime/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/client/impl/ReflectionUtil.java:27

    }

    /**
     * Used by io.quarkus.resteasy.reactive.client.deployment.beanparam.FieldExtractor
     *
     * @param object object to read the field from
     * @param clazz class that declares the field
     * @param fieldName name of the field
     * @return value of the field
     */
    public static Object readField(Object object, Class<?> clazz, String fieldName) {
        try {
            Field field = clazz.getDeclaredField(fieldName);
            if (!field.isAccessible()) {
                field.setAccessible(true);
            }
            return field.get(object);
        } catch (IllegalAccessException | NoSuchFieldException e) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot read '" + fieldName + "' field from " + object + " of class " + clazz);
        }
    }
}

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