[resolved] context variable of type Object not handled correctly

[Anonymous]

I am trying to pass an Object context variable from a parent job to a sub job, they seem to be converted to String.
I see this bug: http://www.talendforge.org/bugs/view.php?id=11310 was filed and fixed in 3.2.4, I'm using 4.1.2
Am I missing anything? Is there a better way? Please take a look at the short recording I made here to show the issue: http://youtu.be/O4Tx6aOZTXI

[Anonymous]

Hi
I don't think this is a bug.
Because you will find these code in Talend job.

context.new1 = (Object) context.getProperty("new1");

The return data type of getProperty() method is String.
So this Object will be converted into java.lang.String.
Regards,
Pedro

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the response Pedro, I don't think I understand it though - you're saying that it's not a bug because the generated code turns it into a string? How would I pass an object then from a parent job?

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi
If you want to pass an Object from parent job, don't type new Object() in Contexts tag.
Use tJava or tJavaRow before tRunJob.
Regards,
Pedro

[Anonymous]

Thanks pedro, perfect!