[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/THRIFT-3486?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=15076612#comment-15076612 ]
ASF GitHub Bot commented on THRIFT-3486: ---------------------------------------- Github user asfgit closed the pull request at: https://github.com/apache/thrift/pull/743 > Java generated `getFieldValue` is incompatible with `setFieldValue` for > binary values. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: THRIFT-3486 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/THRIFT-3486 > Project: Thrift > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: Java - Compiler > Reporter: Gospo > Assignee: Benjamin Gould > Priority: Minor > > h4. Problem 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: > {code} > obj1.setFieldValue(SOME_FIELD, obj2.getFieldValue(SOME_FIELD)) > {code} > 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_. > h4. Change proposal > Setter _setFieldValue_ should accept a _byte[]_ value for a binary field. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)