Index: SmartTranslator.java =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-hivemind/framework/src/java/org/apache/hivemind/schema/rules/SmartTranslator.java,v retrieving revision 1.5 diff -u -r1.5 SmartTranslator.java --- SmartTranslator.java 10 Aug 2004 13:18:50 -0000 1.5 +++ SmartTranslator.java 4 Sep 2004 22:47:42 -0000 @@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ String inputValue, Location location) { + if( propertyType.equals( String.class ) ) + { + return inputValue; + } if (inputValue == null) { if (_default == null)