public function testStringNumerics():void

    {

        var obj:TestableNumericObject = new TestableNumericObject();

        obj.someNumber = 1.1;

        // make sure someNumber is a Number so this is a valid test

        assertTrue(obj.someNumber is Number);

        obj.booleanVar = true;

        var typeMap:* = {obj: TestableNumericObject};

        var typedEncoder:XObjXMLEncoder = new XObjXMLEncoder(typeMap);

        var xmlOutput:XMLDocument = typedEncoder.encodeObject(obj);

        // neither the Transient nor the xobjTransient vars should be there

        var expectedString:String = 

                '<obj>\n'+

                '  <booleanVar>true</booleanVar>\n'+

                '  <someNumber>1.1</someNumber>\n'+

                '</obj>\n';

        assertTrue(compareXMLtoString(xmlOutput, expectedString));

        // now decode it and validate

        var typedDecoder:XObjXMLDecoder = new XObjXMLDecoder(typeMap);

        var xmlInput:XMLDocument = xmlOutput;

        var o:* = typedDecoder.decodeXML(xmlInput);

        assertTrue(o.obj is TestableNumericObject);

        assertTrue(o.obj.someNumber == 1.1);

        assertTrue(o.obj.booleanVar);

        // reencode and check round-trip

        xmlOutput = typedEncoder.encodeObject(o);

        assertTrue("encode matches input", compareXML(xmlOutput, xmlInput));

    }

    public function testStringNumerics2():void

    {

        var obj:TestableNumericObject = new TestableNumericObject();

        obj.someNumber = 0.5;

        // make sure someNumber is a Number so this is a valid test

        assertTrue(obj.someNumber is Number);

        obj.booleanVar = true;

        var typeMap:* = {obj: TestableNumericObject};

        var typedEncoder:XObjXMLEncoder = new XObjXMLEncoder(typeMap);

        var xmlOutput:XMLDocument = typedEncoder.encodeObject(obj);

        // neither the Transient nor the xobjTransient vars should be there

        var expectedString:String = 

                '<obj>\n'+

                '  <booleanVar>true</booleanVar>\n'+

                '  <someNumber>0.5</someNumber>\n'+

                '</obj>\n';

        assertTrue(compareXMLtoString(xmlOutput, expectedString));

        // now decode it and validate

        var typedDecoder:XObjXMLDecoder = new XObjXMLDecoder(typeMap);

        var xmlInput:XMLDocument = xmlOutput;

        var o:* = typedDecoder.decodeXML(xmlInput);

        assertTrue(o.obj is TestableNumericObject);

        assertTrue(o.obj.someNumber == 0.5);

        assertTrue(o.obj.booleanVar);

        // reencode and check round-trip

        xmlOutput = typedEncoder.encodeObject(o);

        assertTrue("encode matches input", compareXML(xmlOutput, xmlInput));

    }

    }

/*

#

# Copyright (c) 2009 rPath, Inc.

#

# This program is distributed under the terms of the MIT License as found 

# in a file called LICENSE. If it is not present, the license

# is always available at http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.

#

# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but

# without any waranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability

# or fitness for a particular purpose. See the MIT License for full details.

*/

package tests.models

{

    /**

     * A random object for use in validating encoding of objects

     */ 

    public dynamic class TestableNumericObject

    {

        public var someNumber:Number;

        [Transient]

        public var transientVar:String;

        [xobjTransient]

        public var xobjTransientVar:String;

        public var booleanVar:Boolean;

    }

}

            else if (resultType == int)

            {

                result = Number(val);

            }

            else if (resultType == Number)

            {

                result = Number(val);

            }