[GROOVY-2928] "as" does not convert strings to integer types

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.5.6, 1.6-beta-1
• Fix Version/s: 1.5.7, 1.6-beta-2
• Component/s: groovy-jdk
• Assignee: Paul King
• Reporter: Peter Ledbrook
• Created: 25/Jun/08 12:56
• Updated: 07/Apr/15 19:13
• Resolved: 01/Jul/08 23:32

Description

The following does not work in Groovy, but it should:

def n = "2345"
assert (n as Integer) == 2345

The above code currently throws a ClassCastException.