converting Java strings to JavaScript strings

[Peter Michaux]

Hi,

I'm experimenting with server-side JavaScript using Rhino. I have
written some bits of JavaScript that wrap Java objects. One example is
a HttpServletRequest. If I have a request object and do

var path = request.getPathInfo();

the path variable seems to have a java.lang.String value. When I try
to call any of the JavaScript string methods I get an error. It seems
I need to perform some type conversion or wrapping. What I've been
doing just to get by is

var path = request.getPathInfo() + '';

This seems non-optimal. What is the best way to make this type
conversion or wrap the java.lang.String?

I've tried exposing Context.javaToJS as a global function in my
"shell" with the following code

public static Object javaToJS(Context cx, Scriptable thisObj,
Object[] args, Function funObj)
{
return Context.javaToJS(args[0], getTopLevelScope(thisObj));
}

When I call this function in JavaScript with a Java string argument
the returned result is not a JavaScript string.

What to do?

Thanks,
Peter

[Norris Boyd]

Easiest is to call String(), like String(request.getPathInfo()).

--N

[darrel karisch]

look at PrimitiveWrapFactory for the behavior that you're looking for