[GROOVY-4669] "anystring" as byte[] throws java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "anystring"

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.7.7
• Fix Version/s: 1.7.8, 1.8-rc-1
• Component/s: groovy-jdk
• Environment: Groovy 1.7.7; Ubuntu 10.10
• Assignee: Jochen Theodorou
• Reporter: Antony Jones
• Created: 08/Feb/11 07:30
• Updated: 08/Feb/11 10:21
• Resolved: 08/Feb/11 10:21

Description

For some reason, since Groovy 1.7.5 I can no longer coerce a String (either " or ') to a byte[].

I instead get java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "xxx"