topic DelegateExecution.setVariable loses inherited attributes in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/delegateexecution-setvariable-loses-inherited-attributes/m-p/44857#M24821 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I've an issue Using Activiti 5.6. </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>If I set in the DelegateExecution an object wich extends of a superclass, I lost the inherited attributes</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE><BR />public class Animal{<BR />&nbsp; private String color;<BR />&nbsp; (getters&amp;setters)<BR />}<BR /><BR />public class Cat extends Animal{<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; private String name;<BR />&nbsp; (getters&amp;setters)<BR />}<BR /><BR />public class AnimalTask<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; implements JavaDelegate {<BR /><BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; public void execute(DelegateExecution execution) {<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cat cat = new Cat();<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; cat.setColor = "cyan";<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; cat.setName = "Tom";<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; execution.setVariable("ANIMAL", cat);<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; }<BR />}<BR /><SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><BR /><SPAN>(My flow ends with a UserTask): </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>// The inherited attribute</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>execution.getVariable("ANIMAL").getColor() is null </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>// The other attribute</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>execution.getVariable("ANIMAL").getName() is "Tom"</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I tryied both; making Animal abstract and concrete.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Any suggestions?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks in advance!</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>rufini.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:57:11 GMT rufini 2011-10-03T20:57:11Z DelegateExecution.setVariable loses inherited attributes https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/delegateexecution-setvariable-loses-inherited-attributes/m-p/44857#M24821 Hi,I've an issue Using Activiti 5.6. If I set in the DelegateExecution an object wich extends of a superclass, I lost the inherited attributespublic class Animal{&nbsp; private String color;&nbsp; (getters&amp;setters)}public class Cat extends Animal{&nbsp;&nbsp; private String name;&nbsp; (getters&amp;setters)}public class Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:57:11 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/delegateexecution-setvariable-loses-inherited-attributes/m-p/44857#M24821 rufini 2011-10-03T20:57:11Z Re: DelegateExecution.setVariable loses inherited attributes https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/delegateexecution-setvariable-loses-inherited-attributes/m-p/44858#M24822 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>The variables are serialized. Serialized objects are created differently than regular ones, not really an activiti-issue, more of an Java-general thing.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Check this out: </SPAN><A href="http://www.javapractices.com/topic/TopicAction.do?Id=70" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.javapractices.com/topic/TopicAction.do?Id=70</A></BODY></HTML> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 06:27:50 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/delegateexecution-setvariable-loses-inherited-attributes/m-p/44858#M24822 frederikherema1 2011-10-05T06:27:50Z Re: DelegateExecution.setVariable loses inherited attributes https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/delegateexecution-setvariable-loses-inherited-attributes/m-p/44859#M24823 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>It's true, Frederik!</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Implementing Serializable on the superclass "Animal" fixed the issue (the subclass "Cat" was already implementing it)</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks!</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>rufini</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:11:46 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/delegateexecution-setvariable-loses-inherited-attributes/m-p/44859#M24823 rufini 2011-10-05T13:11:46Z