[jira] Commented: (CXF-2720) MapType doesn't deserialize subclass instances

["Michael Berkowitz (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Michael Berkowitz commented on CXF-2720:
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Hey, we’re grateful to you guys for CXF; it’s been a tremendous help to us.  We’re glad to pay back in some small measure.

 



> MapType doesn't deserialize subclass instances
> ----------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: CXF-2720
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CXF-2720
>             Project: CXF
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: Aegis Databinding
>    Affects Versions: 2.2.6
>         Environment: All
>            Reporter: Michael Berkowitz
>            Assignee: Daniel Kulp
>             Fix For: 2.2.7
>
>         Attachments: MapType.java
>
>   Original Estimate: 24h
>  Remaining Estimate: 24h
>
> Given an object of type {{Map<TKey, TValue>}}, where, say, {{TValue}} is a base class extended by {{TValuePrime}}, when a serialized instance contains a value of type {{TValuePrime}}, *MapType* will try to deserialize it as a {{TValue}}, ignoring the fact that it's really an instance of {{TValuePrime}}. In many cases this will throw an exception when trying to _set_ a member that exists only in {{TValuePrime}}.   (We have observed this for the value class, but it should be true of the key class as well).
> We have fixed this - as far as we can tell - by swiping code from *ArrayType*, which handles these things correctly.  We're attaching our new version of *MapType.java*.
> Lacking a deep understand of the Aegis code, we did this by intuition and trial-and-error, so it may be inefficient or even technically incorrect, but so far it works for us.  Please get this fix, or its functional equivalent, into the codebase.
> Thanks in advance.

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