Ben Schofield [http://community.jboss.org/people/dbschofield] created the discussion "How to handle character arrays in xml" To view the discussion, visit: http://community.jboss.org/message/550497#550497 -------------------------------------------------------------- <bean name="ValueBean">     <constructor>       <parameter>someValue</parameter>     </constructor> </bean> <bean name="StringBean" class="java.lang.String">     <constructor>       <parameter>         <value-factory bean="ValueBean" method="toCharArray"/>       </parameter>     </constructor> </bean> I am trying to create  String named StringBean that gets created using the toCharArray method of the ValueBean.  The toCharArray method returns a char[] with value "someValue".  When I start JBoss I get the following error. java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Wrong arguments. new for target java.lang.reflect.Constructor expected=[java.lang.String] actual=[[C]         at org.jboss.reflect.plugins.introspection.ReflectionUtils.handleErrors(ReflectionUtils.java:395)         at org.jboss.reflect.plugins.introspection.ReflectionUtils.newInstance(ReflectionUtils.java:153)         at org.jboss.reflect.plugins.introspection.ReflectConstructorInfoImpl.newInstance(ReflectConstructorInfoImpl.java:106)         at org.jboss.joinpoint.plugins.BasicConstructorJoinPoint.dispatch(BasicConstructorJoinPoint.java:80)         at org.jboss.aop.microcontainer.integration.AOPConstructorJoinpoint.createTarget(AOPConstructorJoinpoint.java:295)         at org.jboss.aop.microcontainer.integration.AOPConstructorJoinpoint.dispatch(AOPConstructorJoinpoint.java:116)         ... How do I properly handle a character array to initialize a string object in xml?  I am using version 2.0.9.GA shipped with JBoss EAP 5.0.1. -------------------------------------------------------------- Reply to this message by going to Community [http://community.jboss.org/message/550497#550497] Start a new discussion in JBoss Microcontainer at Community [http://community.jboss.org/choose-container!input.jspa?contentType=1&...]