[UIMA-1344] XCAS Serialization doesn't handle StringArrays with null elements

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.2.2
• Fix Version/s: 2.3
• Component/s: Core Java Framework, Transport Adapters - SOAP, Vinci
• Assignee: Adam P. Lally
• Reporter: Adam P. Lally
• Created: 11/May/09 20:28
• Updated: 12/May/09 14:59
• Resolved: 12/May/09 14:59

Description

This code illustrates the problem:

//create string array where some elements are unset (null)
StringArrayFS strArray = cas.createStringArrayFS(3);
strArray.set(1, "value");
cas.getIndexRepository().addFS(strArray);

//serialize to XCAS
ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
XCASSerializer.serialize(cas,baos);

This problem affects Vinci services