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Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:22:40 +0200
From: David Buchmann <david.buchmann@liip.ch>
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hi,

implementing the php port of jcr as closely to the java spec as the
language differences permit, i have a question about the javadoc of
Property.setValue(Value value)

the javadoc [1] tells that "If the property type is constrained, then a
best-effort conversion is attempted."
however, the jcr 2.0 specification defines in 3.6.4 an exact list of
what can be converted into which types and when to throw the
ValueFormatException.
the best-effort conversion suggerates that the implementation might
convert more of the cases or "just does something" like convert string
"hello" to integer 1. however, such behaviour would result in
non-portable client code because what works with one implementation
works not with an other.

should the setValue method javadoc read "...then a conversion *according
to jcr spec paragraph 3.6.4* is attempted." ?

cheers,david

[1]
http://www.day.com/maven/javax.jcr/javadocs/jcr-2.0/javax/jcr/Property.html#setValue%28javax.jcr.Value%29
[2]
http://www.day.com/specs/jcr/2.0/3_Repository_Model.html#3.6.4%20Property%20Type%20Conversion
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