[AVRO-2588] DatumWriter does not serialize bytes-typed fields

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Affects Version/s: 1.9.1
• Component/s: java
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Richard N. Hillegas
• Created: 09/Oct/19 19:22
• Updated: 10/Oct/19 17:36
• Resolved: 10/Oct/19 17:36

Description

When you use a DatumWriter to serialize a record, fields of "bytes" type are NOT serialized. You have to hand-serialize these fields using BinaryEncoder.writeBytes().

I will attach a sample program which demonstrates this problem.