Nick, yes, Castor can definitely deal with 'int' as well as many other types during (un)marshalling. Please bear in mind that it's your choice whether to make the instance variable (_duration in your case) of type 'int' or 'java.lang.Integer'. It all depends on your needs, whether there's actually a requirement to express the fact that a value has not been assigned yet (which would mandate the use of 'java.lang.Integer', as null would be a valid value), etc.
But when mapping this instance variable in a mapping file, it's not relevant anymore, as you'd map the _duration member as follows: <field name="duration" type="integer"> <xml-bind ... /> </field> I hope this helps. Werner Nick Pilch wrote: > I am using 1.0.5. I am following the example in > http://castor.org/xml-mapping.html and it seems to indicate that castor > can set the value of an int instance variable when unmarshalling. See > the "_quantity" variable on that web page. However, when I try something > like this (with a mapping file), I get the error in the subject line of > this email: > > "Type conversion error: could not set value of _duration(int) with value > of type java.lang.Integer" > > Is the documentation wrong? Do I need to use an instance variable of > type Integer or a method taking an Integer parameter instead? > > Thanks. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list please visit: http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email
