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Emmanuel Bourg commented on CONFIGURATION-427:
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The array structure is lost for two reasons:
# adding an array of values is done by adding the values separately
# in a hierarchical configuration, a new node is created for each value
That means that adding an array like ['element1', 'element2'] results in the
creation of two nodes for the same key. This is correct for an
XMLConfiguration, it isn't for a plist.
A solution is to change how the nodes are added and ensure that paths are
unique. I've implemented that for XMLPropertyListConfiguration and it works
fine for the case reported. However it doesn't solve the issue with
multidimensional arrays, this one is not specific to plist configuration.
> XMLPropertyListConfiguration cannot save arrays in the correct plist form
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>
> Key: CONFIGURATION-427
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CONFIGURATION-427
> Project: Commons Configuration
> Issue Type: Bug
> Components: Format
> Affects Versions: 1.6
> Environment: should show up in any environment, as the test cases are
> disabled for arrays and maps:
> http://commons.apache.org/configuration/xref-test/org/apache/commons/configuration/plist/TestXMLPropertyListConfiguration.html#199
> I was testing 1.6 using groovy console under Mac OS X 10.6
> Reporter: matthew smith
> Priority: Minor
> Attachments: configuration-427.patch
>
>
> {code:java}
> groovy> import org.apache.commons.configuration.plist.*
> groovy> def config = new XMLPropertyListConfiguration()
> groovy> config.addProperty("things", ['chair', 'hat', 'door'])
> groovy> config.save(System.out)
> {code}
> results in
>
> {code:xml}
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <!DOCTYPE plist SYSTEM
> "file://localhost/System/Library/DTDs/PropertyList.dtd">
> <plist version="1.0">
> <dict>
> <key>things</key>
> <string>chair</string>
> <key>things</key>
> <string>hat</string>
> <key>things</key>
> <string>door</string>
> </dict>
> </plist>
> {code}
> expecting
> {code:xml}
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <!DOCTYPE plist SYSTEM
> "file://localhost/System/Library/DTDs/PropertyList.dtd">
> <plist version="1.0">
> <dict>
> <key>things</key>
> <array>
> <string>chair</string>
> <string>hat</string>
> <string>door</string>
> </array>
> </dict>
> </plist>
> {code}
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