sorry for missing to indicate the versions: I am using tomcat 7.0.27, primefaces 3.3, myfaces 2.1.17, weld 1.1.8 may be it is a weld issue?
my stacktrace is (notice the arrow): java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601) at javax.faces.component._ComponentAttributesMap.getComponentProperty(_ComponentAttributesMap.java:579) at javax.faces.component._ComponentAttributesMap.get(_ComponentAttributesMap.java:288) at org.apache.myfaces.shared.renderkit.RendererUtils.getIconSrc(RendererUtils.java:1596) at org.apache.myfaces.shared.renderkit.html.HtmlImageRendererBase.encodeEnd(HtmlImageRendererBase.java:92) at javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.encodeEnd(UIComponentBase.java:657) at javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.encodeAll(UIComponentBase.java:537) at org.primefaces.component.panelgrid.PanelGridRenderer.encodeDynamicBody(PanelGridRenderer.java:92) at org.primefaces.component.panelgrid.PanelGridRenderer.encodeBody(PanelGridRenderer.java:60) at org.primefaces.component.panelgrid.PanelGridRenderer.encodeEnd(PanelGridRenderer.java:49) at javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.encodeEnd(UIComponentBase.java:657) at org.primefaces.renderkit.CoreRenderer.renderChild(CoreRenderer.java:59) at org.primefaces.renderkit.CoreRenderer.renderChildren(CoreRenderer.java:43) at org.primefaces.component.dialog.DialogRenderer.encodeContent(DialogRenderer.java:173) at org.primefaces.component.dialog.DialogRenderer.encodeMarkup(DialogRenderer.java:103) at org.primefaces.component.dialog.DialogRenderer.encodeEnd(DialogRenderer.java:41) at javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.encodeEnd(UIComponentBase.java:657) at javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.encodeAll(UIComponentBase.java:537) at javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.encodeAll(UIComponentBase.java:533) at javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.encodeAll(UIComponentBase.java:533) at org.apache.myfaces.view.facelets.FaceletViewDeclarationLanguage.renderView(FaceletViewDeclarationLanguage.java:1908) at org.apache.myfaces.application.ViewHandlerImpl.renderView(ViewHandlerImpl.java:285) at javax.faces.application.ViewHandlerWrapper.renderView(ViewHandlerWrapper.java:59) at org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.RenderResponseExecutor.execute(RenderResponseExecutor.java:116) at org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.render(LifecycleImpl.java:241) at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:199) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:305) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:225) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:169) at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:472) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:168) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:98) at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:927) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:118) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:407) at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:999) at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:565) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.java:307) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1110) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:603) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722) Caused by: org.apache.myfaces.view.facelets.el.ContextAwareELException: javax.el.ELException: Cannot convert w of type class java.lang.String to class java.lang.Long at org.apache.myfaces.view.facelets.el.ContextAwareTagValueExpression.getValue(ContextAwareTagValueExpression.java:104) at javax.faces.component._DeltaStateHelper.eval(_DeltaStateHelper.java:246) at javax.faces.component.UIGraphic.getValue(UIGraphic.java:105) at javax.faces.component.UIGraphic.getUrl(UIGraphic.java:62) ... 45 more Caused by: javax.el.ELException: Cannot convert w of type class java.lang.String to class java.lang.Long at org.apache.el.lang.ELSupport.coerceToNumber(ELSupport.java:304) at org.apache.el.lang.ELSupport.coerceToNumber(ELSupport.java:283) at org.apache.el.lang.ELSupport.equals(ELSupport.java:144) at org.apache.el.parser.AstEqual.getValue(AstEqual.java:40) at org.apache.el.parser.AstChoice.getValue(AstChoice.java:45) at org.apache.el.parser.AstDeferredExpression.getValue(AstDeferredExpression.java:44) at org.apache.el.parser.AstCompositeExpression.getValue(AstCompositeExpression.java:50) at org.apache.el.ValueExpressionImpl.getValue(ValueExpressionImpl.java:189) --> at org.jboss.weld.el.WeldValueExpression.getValue(WeldValueExpression.java:50) at org.apache.myfaces.view.facelets.el.ContextAwareTagValueExpression.getValue(ContextAwareTagValueExpression.java:96) ... 48 more Am 10.06.2012 um 16:19 schrieb Martin Koci: > Hi, > > this is not a Myfaces issue, but bug in EL implementation. You can see > org.apache.el.lang in stack = tomcat EL implementation. > Do you use tomcat < 7.0.8 or WAS < 8.0.02? If so, please upgrade. See > [1] [2] and [3] for details. > > [1] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MYFACES-3533 > [2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MYFACES-3535 > [3] https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=50790 > > > burghard.britzke píše v Ne 10. 06. 2012 v 15:49 +0200: >> for the jsf-source >> Line 57: <h:graphicImage >> value="/images/#{personenBean.aktuellePerson.geschlecht eq 'w' ? >> 'fe':''}male.png"></h:graphicImage> >> >> and the bean >> public class Person implements Serializable { >> @Column(name = "\"geschlecht\"", nullable = false, length = 1) >> private char geschlecht; >> ... >> >> MyFaces 2.1.7 throws >> java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException >> Caused by:<br/>javax.el.ELException - Cannot convert w of type class >> java.lang.String to class java.lang.Long >> at org.apache.el.lang.ELSupport.coerceToNumber(ELSupport.java:304) >> personen.xhtml at line 57 and column 92 >> value="/images/#{personenBean.aktuellePerson.geschlecht eq 'w' ? >> 'fe':''}male.png" >> >> Why does it try to convert the char 'w' to a long values although the >> referenced field is a char value? >> >> >> burghard@airbub >> > >