just as information for other users: bart told me that the application is open source. so i looked at it and the solution is that it was a classloading issue due to the used module-structure. the resulting exception is a bit strange, however, after restructuring the libs of the ear it worked. so it isn't an extval issue.
regards, gerhard http://www.irian.at Your JSF powerhouse - JSF Consulting, Development and Courses in English and German Professional Support for Apache MyFaces 2009/9/12 Gerhard Petracek <[email protected]> > hi bart, > > are you sure that after the step-over of the second line the exception > occurs? (or is it just the first time this method gets called) > i'm asking because it looks fine and shouldn't lead to a > ClassCastException. > > regards, > gerhard > > http://www.irian.at > > Your JSF powerhouse - > JSF Consulting, Development and > Courses in English and German > > Professional Support for Apache MyFaces > > > > 2009/9/12 Bart Kummel <[email protected]> > > Hi Gerhard, >> >> Please see the attached image, that shows the debug output. >> >> Best regards, >> Bart Kummel >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 17:56, Gerhard Petracek < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> hi bart, >>> >>> that sounds strange. could you please debug the issue? >>> first step: set a breakpoint at the first line of >>> LengthMetaDataTransformer#convertMetaData and have a look what you get in as >>> value of the metaDataEntry. >>> >>> you should see something like: >>> @org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.baseval.annotation.Length(minimum=3, >>> maximum=7, ...) >>> (and for sure something like $Proxy39) >>> >>> regards, >>> gerhard >>> >>> http://www.irian.at >>> >>> Your JSF powerhouse - >>> JSF Consulting, Development and >>> Courses in English and German >>> >>> Professional Support for Apache MyFaces >>> >>> >>> >>> 2009/9/11 Bart Kummel <[email protected]> >>> >>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I just added MyFaces ExtVal to my existing project, which uses MyFaces >>>> core, Trinidad and Orchestra. When I try to go to an edit page which should >>>> contain validations generated by ExtVal, I get the following stack trace. >>>> I've no clue what's going on here. Does anybody have an idea? >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> Bart Kummel >>>> >>>> java.lang.ClassCastException: $Proxy39 cannot be cast to >>>> org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.baseval.annotation.Length >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.baseval.metadata.transformer.LengthMetaDataTransformer.convertMetaData(LengthMetaDataTransformer.java:41) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.core.interceptor.ValidationInterceptor.initComponent(ValidationInterceptor.java:94) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.core.interceptor.ValidationInterceptor.beforeEncodeBegin(ValidationInterceptor.java:56) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.core.renderkit.ExtValRendererWrapper.encodeBegin(ExtValRendererWrapper.java:208) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.component.UIXComponentBase.encodeBegin(UIXComponentBase.java:716) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.render.CoreRenderer.encodeChild(CoreRenderer.java:288) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidadinternal.renderkit.core.xhtml.PanelFormLayoutRenderer._encodeFormItem(PanelFormLayoutRenderer.java:878) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidadinternal.renderkit.core.xhtml.PanelFormLayoutRenderer.access$100(PanelFormLayoutRenderer.java:47) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidadinternal.renderkit.core.xhtml.PanelFormLayoutRenderer$FormColumnEncoder.processComponent(PanelFormLayoutRenderer.java:1386) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidadinternal.renderkit.core.xhtml.PanelFormLayoutRenderer$FormColumnEncoder.processComponent(PanelFormLayoutRenderer.java:1305) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.component.UIXComponent.processFlattenedChildren(UIXComponent.java:111) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.component.UIXComponent.processFlattenedChildren(UIXComponent.java:187) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.component.UIXGroup.processFlattenedChildren(UIXGroup.java:96) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.component.UIXComponent.processFlattenedChildren(UIXComponent.java:101) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.component.UIXComponent.processFlattenedChildren(UIXComponent.java:187) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.component.UIXComponent.processFlattenedChildren(UIXComponent.java:153) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidadinternal.renderkit.core.xhtml.PanelFormLayoutRenderer._encodeChildren(PanelFormLayoutRenderer.java:298) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidadinternal.renderkit.core.xhtml.PanelFormLayoutRenderer.encodeAll(PanelFormLayoutRenderer.java:136) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.render.CoreRenderer.encodeEnd(CoreRenderer.java:224) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.core.renderkit.ExtValRendererProxy.encodeEnd(ExtValRendererProxy.java:165) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.core.renderkit.ExtValRendererWrapper.encodeEnd(ExtValRendererWrapper.java:409) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.component.UIXComponentBase.encodeEnd(UIXComponentBase.java:749) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.render.RenderUtils.encodeRecursive(RenderUtils.java:70) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.render.CoreRenderer.encodeChild(CoreRenderer.java:299) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.render.CoreRenderer.encodeAllChildren(CoreRenderer.java:321) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidadinternal.renderkit.core.xhtml.PanelPartialRootRenderer.renderContent(PanelPartialRootRenderer.java:64) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidadinternal.renderkit.core.xhtml.BodyRenderer.renderContent(BodyRenderer.java:138) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidadinternal.renderkit.core.xhtml.PanelPartialRootRenderer.encodeAll(PanelPartialRootRenderer.java:119) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidadinternal.renderkit.core.xhtml.BodyRenderer.encodeAll(BodyRenderer.java:78) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.render.CoreRenderer.delegateRenderer(CoreRenderer.java:335) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidadinternal.renderkit.core.xhtml.DocumentRenderer.encodeAll(DocumentRenderer.java:80) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.render.CoreRenderer.encodeEnd(CoreRenderer.java:224) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.core.renderkit.ExtValRendererProxy.encodeEnd(ExtValRendererProxy.java:165) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.core.renderkit.ExtValRendererWrapper.encodeEnd(ExtValRendererWrapper.java:409) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.component.UIXComponentBase.encodeEnd(UIXComponentBase.java:749) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.component.UIXComponentBase.__encodeRecursive(UIXComponentBase.java:1368) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.component.UIXComponentBase.encodeAll(UIXComponentBase.java:769) >>>> at javax.faces.component.UIComponent.encodeAll(UIComponent.java:257) >>>> at >>>> com.sun.facelets.FaceletViewHandler.renderView(FaceletViewHandler.java:592) >>>> at >>>> javax.faces.application.ViewHandlerWrapper.renderView(ViewHandlerWrapper.java:48) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidadinternal.application.ViewHandlerImpl.renderView(ViewHandlerImpl.java:188) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.RenderResponseExecutor.execute(RenderResponseExecutor.java:41) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.render(LifecycleImpl.java:140) >>>> at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:155) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.servletService(ApplicationFilterChain.java:411) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:317) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:198) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidadinternal.webapp.TrinidadFilterImpl._invokeDoFilter(TrinidadFilterImpl.java:238) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidadinternal.webapp.TrinidadFilterImpl._doFilterImpl(TrinidadFilterImpl.java:195) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidadinternal.webapp.TrinidadFilterImpl.doFilter(TrinidadFilterImpl.java:138) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.webapp.TrinidadFilter.doFilter(TrinidadFilter.java:92) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:230) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:198) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:288) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invokeInternal(StandardContextValve.java:271) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:202) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:632) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:577) >>>> at com.sun.enterprise.web.WebPipeline.invoke(WebPipeline.java:94) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:206) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:632) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:577) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:571) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:1080) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:150) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:632) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:577) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:571) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:1080) >>>> at >>>> org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:272) >>>> at >>>> com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultProcessorTask.invokeAdapter(DefaultProcessorTask.java:637) >>>> at >>>> com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultProcessorTask.doProcess(DefaultProcessorTask.java:568) >>>> at >>>> com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultProcessorTask.process(DefaultProcessorTask.java:813) >>>> at >>>> com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultReadTask.executeProcessorTask(DefaultReadTask.java:341) >>>> at >>>> com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultReadTask.doTask(DefaultReadTask.java:263) >>>> at >>>> com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.DefaultReadTask.doTask(DefaultReadTask.java:214) >>>> at >>>> com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.TaskBase.run(TaskBase.java:265) >>>> at >>>> com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.ssl.SSLWorkerThread.run(SSLWorkerThread.java:106) >>>> >>> >>> >> >

