Here is the answer! You are trying to instantiate a custom class that is
not inside any package from within a .java that is inside a package. When
your JSP is translated into a java file, the compiler automatically puts it
in a package. (in weblogic, it is jsp_package;).
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Ludwig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: bug with array casting within a JSP process
> Sachin,
>
> Ah, you caught my little example blunder.
>
> Unfortunately, in the actual code, the hastable is in fact instantiated.
The real
> code was a little long and complicated, so for my post I distilled it into
> something that just described the casting problem.
>
> But hey, thanks for being awake! ;)
>
> George
>
> "Sachin S. Khanna" wrote:
>
> > One Observation :
> > You donot instantiate the myVec object in your code, that means
you
> > are trying to call the add method on a null object which is going to
throw a
> > NPE.
> > Instantiating the myVec object might just bring an end to your grief
:-).
> > Have a nice day.
> > With regards,
> > Sachin S. Khanna.
> > www.emailanorder.com
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: George Ludwig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 12:26 AM
> > Subject: bug with array casting within a JSP process
> >
> > > I have a javabean that's called from a JSP page. The bean compiles
fine,
> > but at
> > > runtime JSP fails with no real explanation. The method code is
something
> > like
> > >
> > > Vector myVec ;
> > >
> > > MyCustomObject mco = new MyCustomObject() ;
> > >
> > > myVec.add(mco) ;
> > >
> > > Object[] o = myVec.toArray() ;
> > >
> > > return (MyCustomObject)o ;
> > >
> > > I'm pretty sure I've done this before in other cases, but in JSP it
just
> > fails.
> > > BTW, it fails in both the JSWDK as well as WebLogic (both under Linux
> > 6.1).
> > >
> > > Obviously, I worked around it be just returning the array without
casting
> > it, then
> > > casting each array element as I used it. But that's not clean and it
> > pisses me off.
> > >
> > > Is this a known bug? Where can I report it if it is?
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > George
> > >
> > >
> >
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