Hi James,
I think you need to figure out why $bo->getValue("id_number") is
returning an empty value. Is that method something you've written in
Java code?
-Ken
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Mancz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 2:05 PM
> To: inline@perl.org
> Subject: Inline Java and casting from Object to String
>
> Hi
>
> I'm trying to use Inline-Java 0.50, and I am having a problem.
>
> I have a class instantiated, the class has a method that
> returns an Object.
> In Java, I'd have to cast the Object to a String:
>
> String id = (String) bo.getValue("id_number");
>
> In Perl, I would do something such as this:
>
> my $id = $bo->getValue("id_number");
>
> However, this always leaves $id empty.
>
> So, I've tried the 'cast' function.
>
> If I try (i.e. cast the object):
>
> my $id = cast('java.lang.String', $bo)->getValue("id_number");
>
> I get the error:
>
> Can't cast a Generic to a java.lang.String
>
> And if I try (i.e. cast the result):
>
> my $id = cast('java.lang.String', $bo->getValue("id_number"));
>
> I get the error:
>
> Type casting can only be used on Java objects. Use
> 'coerce' instead.
>
> But the documentation around coerce suggests that isn't what I need.
>
> What am I doing wrong here?
>
> Thanks,
> James
>
>
