Re: [Jython-dev] string module accepting java.lang.String as arguments?

[Oti <oh...@ya...>]

[ Samuele Pedroni ]

> > 
> > We are writing JUnit tests in Jython. If a method returns a byte or
> > char array, it is convenient to use a java.lang.String constructor
> and
> > then use string.find() or similar to inspect it.
> > 
> > And it is from time to time confusing for users (including me:-) to
> > have the same 'string handling' code running for the result of a
> java
> > method returning java.lang.String, but failing for a just
> instantiated
> > java.lang.String
> > 
> 
> if I understand correctly you have a  method  returning byte/char
> arrays:
> 
>   obj.meth()
> 
> and you do
> 
>  s = java.lang.String(obj.meth())

exactly.

> You could use tostring (the jython char/byte array wrapper method):
> 
>  ar = obj.method()
>  s = ar.tostring() # produces a Python string

yes, this works. Thanks !
Oti.

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