With no strong typing on either the Flex or .NET side, how is .NET supposed to figure out the data type for you?
WebORB is just a set of classes and methods built in a specific language (.NET in this case). If .NET passes WebORB a chunk of bytes, how is WebORB meant to figure out that it contains a string, int, float or whatever? You will have to type these properties at some point in time. If it were me, I would try to coerce a value to an int first. If there was an error, try a float. If there is still an error, try a string. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "gordofeatherfoot" <anthony.janss...@...> wrote: > > First off thanks for your reply, > > 1. The corresonding object on the .NET side is a Dictionnary (which is the > equivalent of the Object in AS3 I believe). So the properties are not typed. > > 2. I can't send a string and explicitly cast it to a float because the object > i am sending is dynamic (this is why we use the generic Object in AS3). It > will have an unknown numer of properties of various types. > > I could setup a mechanisme whereby i send the type of the property with the > value and then parse the object on the .net side and cast each property to > it's specific type. > But that seems very heavy for this simple problem. > > I would have excpected weborb to be able to make the difference between an > intger and a float in a dynamic object comming from Flex. > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "valdhor" <valdhorlists@> wrote: > > > > I don't use .NET (I use PHP) but two things off the top of my head... > > > > The property of the corresponding object on the .NET side is typed as an > > int. > > > > You are actually sending what looks like an int so .NET is coercing it for > > you. > > > > You could also try sending the property as a string and then coercing it to > > a float on the .NET side. > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "gordofeatherfoot" <anthony.janssens@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > I don't know if it this is the right place to ask but i have had little > > > (not to say no) feedback from the weborb forum, so i apologize if this is > > > not appropriate. > > > > > > I am sending a simple AS3 Object to my .net backend through weborb. This > > > object has a property 'foo' with a decimal value. This object gets mapped > > > to a dictionnary in .net but the value of 'foo' is serialized to an > > > integer. > > > > > > Anyone have an idea of why this is? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Tony. > > > > > >
