While writing databinding tests for java.util.Calendar type, I have hit a strange problem with comparing Calendar objects. The problem occurs only when using binding.ws to invoke the service method. Even in the problematic case, expected.toString() and actual.toString() are equal but expected.equals(actual) returns false!! Here is an excerpt from the FailureTrace:
expected:<java.util.GregorianCalendar[time=1212745401890,areFieldsSet=true,areAllFieldsSet=true,lenient=true,zone=sun.util.calendar.ZoneInfo[id="GMT+05:30",offset=19800000,dstSavings=0,useDaylight=false,transitions=0,lastRule=null],firstDayOfWeek=1,minimalDaysInFirstWeek=1,ERA=1,YEAR=2008,MONTH=5,WEEK_OF_YEAR=23,WEEK_OF_MONTH=1,DAY_OF_MONTH=6,DAY_OF_YEAR=158,DAY_OF_WEEK=6,DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH=1,AM_PM=1,HOUR=3,HOUR_OF_DAY=15,MINUTE=13,SECOND=21,MILLISECOND=890,ZONE_OFFSET=19800000,DST_OFFSET=0]> but was:<java.util.GregorianCalendar[time=1212745401890,areFieldsSet=true,areAllFieldsSet=true,lenient=true,zone=sun.util.calendar.ZoneInfo[id="GMT+05:30",offset=19800000,dstSavings=0,useDaylight=false,transitions=0,lastRule=null],firstDayOfWeek=1,minimalDaysInFirstWeek=1,ERA=1,YEAR=2008,MONTH=5,WEEK_OF_YEAR=23,WEEK_OF_MONTH=1,DAY_OF_MONTH=6,DAY_OF_YEAR=158,DAY_OF_WEEK=6,DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH=1,AM_PM=1,HOUR=3,HOUR_OF_DAY=15,MINUTE=13,SECOND=21,MILLISECOND=890,ZONE_OFFSET=19800000,DST_OFFSET=0]> Any ideas what could be wrong? ++Vamsi
