[GROOVY-3876] as Integer doesn't work with GStringImpl

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.6.5
• Fix Version/s: 1.6.6, 1.7-rc-1
• Component/s: groovy-jdk
• Assignee: Roshan Dawrani
• Reporter: Tim Yates
• Created: 10/Nov/09 10:53
• Updated: 09/Dec/09 18:16
• Resolved: 13/Nov/09 10:49

Description

"-1" as Integer

returns -1

however:

a = '-1'
"$a" as Integer

gives

org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.typehandling.GroovyCastException: Cannot cast object '-1' with class 'org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.GStringImpl' to class 'java.lang.Integer'
    	at Script1.run(Script1.groovy:2)

But you can do it with:

a = '-1'
( "$a" as String ) as Integer

Tim