Apache CXF generates Number instead of String

Question

If a string looks like a number, eg. 111 CXF doesn't return it as string, but as number.

<bean id="jsonProvider" class="org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.provider.json.JSONProvider">
    <property name="serializeAsArray" value="true" />
    <property name="arrayKeys" ref="jsonKeys" />
</bean>

As one can see, I use the JSON provider. How can I force it, to deliver correct JSON strings?

{object:{"name":"111"}} instead of {object:{"name":111}}

Thanks in advance...

Answer 1

You can add SimpleConverter to your JSONProvider so that it will not convert strings to numbers. By Default it uses DefaultConverter. But make sure that relevant bean as type string for the field.

<bean id="simpleConverter" class="org.codehaus.jettison.mapped.SimpleConverter"/>

<bean id="jsonProvider" class="org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.provider.JSONProvider">
    <property name="typeConverter" ref="simpleConverter"/>
</bean>

You can find more information about this defect in Jettison http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/JETTISON-61 http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/JETTISON-36