[GROOVY-4362] Node.text() returns empty string for non-String or Collection values

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.7.4
• Fix Version/s: 1.8.6, 2.0-beta-3
• Component/s: XML Processing
• Assignee: Paul King
• Reporter: jspeakman
• Created: 12/Aug/10 07:15
• Updated: 01/Apr/12 21:41
• Resolved: 01/Apr/12 21:41

Description

The text() method of groovy.util.Node is coded to return an empty string ("") if you set a value that is not a string or a collection. This means if you set the value as a number you get back an empty string.

Should this method return value.toString() in all cases where value is not a collection?

For instance -

def xml = "<root><node1/></root>"
def root = new XmlParser().parseText(xml)
root.node1[0].replaceNode() {
    node2() {
       childN(5)
       childS('5')
    }
}

assert root.node2[0].childS[0].text() == '5'
assert root.node2[0].childN[0].text() == '5'