[castor-user] java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Type conversion error: could not set value of input(com.brox.rrausch.Input) with value of type com.brox.rrausch.String

[Ralf Rausch]

Dear Castor Users,   I created the below-mentioned xml files. And when I run my  application I will get the following exception:   unable to add 'Input' to <StrategyTest> due to the following exception: >>>--- Begin Exception ---<<< java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Type conversion error: could not set value of input(com.brox.rrausch.Input) with value of type com.brox.rrausch.String   Can you please tell me what I’m doing wrong???       ----------------------------------------------------------------   My mapping file looks like:     <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE mapping PUBLIC "-//EXOLAB/Castor Mapping DTD Version 1.0//EN" "http://castor.org/mapping.dtd"> <mapping>             <class name="com.brox.rrausch.StrategyTest">                         <map-to xml="StrategyTest"/>                         <field name="input" type="com.brox.rrausch.Input" get-method="getInput" set-method="setInput">                                    <bind-xml name="Input" type="InformationValue" node="element"/>                         </field>             </class>             <class name="com.brox.rrausch.InformationValue">                         <map-to xml="InformationValue"/>                         <field name="ivalueList" type="java.lang.Object" collection="arraylist" get-method="getIvalue" set-method="setIvalue">                                    <bind-xml name="Ivalue" node="element"/>                         </field>             </class>             <class name="com.brox.rrausch.Input" extends="com.brox.rrausch.InformationValue">                         <map-to xml="Input"/>             </class>             <class name="com.brox.rrausch.String" extends="com.brox.rrausch.InformationValue">                         <map-to xml="String"/>                         <field name="svalue" type="java.lang.String" get-method="getSvalue" set-method="setSvalue">                                    <bind-xml name="Svalue"  node="element"/>                         </field>             </class> </mapping>     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------     My XSD file looks like:   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <xs:schema>             <xs:element name="StrategyTest">                         <xs:annotation>                                    <xs:documentation>Comment describing your root element</xs:documentation>                         </xs:annotation>                         <xs:complexType>                                    <xs:sequence>                                                <xs:element name="Input" type="InformationValue" minOccurs="0"/>                                    </xs:sequence>                         </xs:complexType>             </xs:element>             <xs:complexType name="InformationValue" abstract="true">                         <xs:sequence>                                    <xs:element name="Ivalue" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>                         </xs:sequence>             </xs:complexType>             <xs:complexType name="String">                         <xs:annotation>                                    <xs:documentation>String Parameter</xs:documentation>                         </xs:annotation>                         <xs:complexContent>                                    <xs:restriction base="InformationValue">                                                <xs:sequence>                                                            <xs:element name="Svalue">                                                                        <xs:simpleType>                                                                                   <xs:restriction base="xs:string"/>                                                                        </xs:simpleType>                                                            </xs:element>                                                </xs:sequence>                                    </xs:restriction>                         </xs:complexContent>             </xs:complexType> </xs:schema>   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   My xml file to unmarshal:   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <StrategyTest> <Input xsi:type="String">             <Svalue>Test</Svalue> </Input> </StrategyTest>                     Thanks and regards,   Ralf