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Gospo updated THRIFT-3486:
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    Description: 
In case of a binary field `getFieldValue` returns a `byte[]` while 
`setFieldValue` expects a `ByteBuffer`.

This design yields an unexpected requirement and is error prone.

This is a perfectly fine use-case that a client wants to write a field value 
from one object to another object of the same thrift generated class:
obj1.setFieldValue(SOME_FIELD, obj2.getFieldValue(SOME_FIELD))

It is a reasonable assumption that if I use a getter to obtain some property 
value, the corresponding setter should accept a value of the same type.

Currently if `SOME_FIELD` is a binary type field an exception is thrown: 
java.lang.ClassCastException: [B cannot be cast to java.nio.ByteBuffer

Change proposal:
getFieldValue and setFieldValue behavior should be made coherent

  was:
In case of a binary field `getFieldValue` returns a `byte[]` while 
`setFieldValue` expects a `ByteBuffer`.

This design yields an unexpected requirement and is error prone.

This is a perfectly fine use-case that a client wants to write a field value 
from one object to another object of the same thrift generated class:
obj1.setFieldValue(SOME_FIELD, obj2.getFieldValue(SOME_FIELD))

It is a reasonable assumption that if I use a getter to obtain some property 
value, the corresponding setter should accept a value of the same type.

Currently if `SOME_FIELD` is a binary type field an exception is thrown:
java.lang.ClassCastException: [B cannot be cast to java.nio.ByteBuffer

Change proposal:
getFieldValue and setFieldValue behavior should be made coherent


> Java generated `getFieldValue` is incompatible with `setFieldValue` for 
> binary values.
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>
>                 Key: THRIFT-3486
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/THRIFT-3486
>             Project: Thrift
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: Java - Compiler
>            Reporter: Gospo
>            Priority: Minor
>
> In case of a binary field `getFieldValue` returns a `byte[]` while 
> `setFieldValue` expects a `ByteBuffer`.
> This design yields an unexpected requirement and is error prone.
> This is a perfectly fine use-case that a client wants to write a field value 
> from one object to another object of the same thrift generated class:
> obj1.setFieldValue(SOME_FIELD, obj2.getFieldValue(SOME_FIELD))
> It is a reasonable assumption that if I use a getter to obtain some property 
> value, the corresponding setter should accept a value of the same type.
> Currently if `SOME_FIELD` is a binary type field an exception is thrown: 
> java.lang.ClassCastException: [B cannot be cast to java.nio.ByteBuffer
> Change proposal:
> getFieldValue and setFieldValue behavior should be made coherent



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