This is a consequence of the JavaBeans introspection mechanism. The getter
and setter must be getting and setting the same type for them to be
recognized as property accessors. See the Introspection chapter of the
JavaBeans spec for more details.
--
Martin Cooper
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bud Gibson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 6:13 PM
Subject: beans:write bug?
> We have a bean with properties where the setter takes a float, and the
> getter returns a string. Using expressions and scriptlets, this all
> works fine.
>
> For instance, I can write the following for a bean contained inside
another:
>
> <%= HagBean.getProduct().getPrice() %>
>
> and a formatted string with the price will appear. However, when we try
> the equivalent bean:write,
>
> <bean:write name="HagBean" property="product.price" />
>
> struts tells us that we are mismatching types with a float and String.
>
> Is this a bean:write bug? As I understand beans, setter methods are not
> even required. I find it odd that bean:write seems to be assuming the
> type of the setter method and then becoming unhappy when it gets the
> type returned by the getter method.
>
> Thanks,
> Bud
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