topic Question / Problem with runtimeService.getVariable( in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/question-problem-with-runtimeservice-getvariable/m-p/115298#M81285 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I'm using drools with Activiti , I have businessRuleTask in my processDef .</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>in my code </SPAN><BR /><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE><BR />Message message = new Message(); //mySampleObject<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;message.setMessage("hello Activiti");<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;message.setStatus(Message.HELLO);<BR /><SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><SPAN>after that i put the variable </SPAN><BR /><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE><BR />runtimeService.setVariable(executionId, "myMessage", message);<BR /><SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><SPAN>It returns ArrayList when I retrieve it !!!?? Why? </SPAN><BR /><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE><BR />runtimeService.getVariable(processInstance.getId(), "myMessageOutPut"); <BR /><SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE></BODY></HTML> Sun, 22 Apr 2012 10:41:18 GMT hamed 2012-04-22T10:41:18Z Question / Problem with runtimeService.getVariable( https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/question-problem-with-runtimeservice-getvariable/m-p/115298#M81285 Hi I'm using drools with Activiti , I have businessRuleTask in my processDef .in my code Message message = new Message(); //mySampleObject&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;message.setMessage("hello Activiti");&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;message.setStatus(Message.HELLO);‍‍‍‍‍after that i put the variable runtimeService.setVariable(executionId, "myMe Sun, 22 Apr 2012 10:41:18 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/question-problem-with-runtimeservice-getvariable/m-p/115298#M81285 hamed 2012-04-22T10:41:18Z Re: Question / Problem with runtimeService.getVariable( https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/question-problem-with-runtimeservice-getvariable/m-p/115299#M81286 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I found it any Object (custom) used in businessRuleTask has this problem !</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:19:29 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/question-problem-with-runtimeservice-getvariable/m-p/115299#M81286 hamed 2012-04-22T11:19:29Z Re: Question / Problem with runtimeService.getVariable( https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/question-problem-with-runtimeservice-getvariable/m-p/115300#M81287 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I'm really sorry ,I didn't&nbsp; pay attention to user guide !</SPAN><BR /><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">Note that the result variable will contain a List of objects. If no result variable name is specified by default org.activiti.engine.rules.OUTPUT is used.</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:53:18 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/question-problem-with-runtimeservice-getvariable/m-p/115300#M81287 hamed 2012-04-22T11:53:18Z