Hibernate version:2.1.6

Mapping documents:
<property
name="description"
type="blob"
column="DESCRIPTION"
/>


Name and version of the database you are using:mysql 4

Full stack trace of any exception that occurs:

[junit] null
[junit] java.lang.ClassCastException
[junit] at net.sf.hibernate.type.BlobType.set(BlobType.java:27)
[junit] at net.sf.hibernate.type.NullableType.nullSafeSet(NullableType.java:48)
[junit] at net.sf.hibernate.type.NullableType.nullSafeSet(NullableType.java:35)
[junit] at net.sf.hibernate.persister.EntityPersister.dehydrate(EntityPersister.java:393)
[junit] at net.sf.hibernate.persister.EntityPersister.insert(EntityPersister.java:466)
[junit] at net.sf.hibernate.persister.EntityPersister.insert(EntityPersister.java:442)
[junit] at net.sf.hibernate.impl.ScheduledInsertion.execute(ScheduledInsertion.java:29)
[junit] at net.sf.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.executeAll(SessionImpl.java:2418)
[junit] at net.sf.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.execute(SessionImpl.java:2371)
[junit] at net.sf.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.flush(SessionImpl.java:2240)
[junit] at org.springframework.orm.hibernate.HibernateAccessor.flushIfNecessary(HibernateAccessor.java:214)
[junit] at org.springframework.orm.hibernate.HibernateTemplate.execute(HibernateTemplate.java:177)
[junit] at org.springframework.orm.hibernate.HibernateTemplate.save(HibernateTemplate.java:298)
[junit] at catalog.model.dao.hibernate.PostingDaoHibernateImpl.savePostingIdentification(PostingDaoHibernateImpl.java:28)
[junit] at catalog.model.dao.PostingDAOTest.testAddAndRemoveAndUpdatePosting(PostingDAOTest.java:131)
[junit] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
[junit] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
[junit] at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)


Debug level Hibernate log excerpt:

Persistent class:
/**
* @return Returns the description.
* @hibernate.property column="DESCRIPTION" type="blob"
*/
public String getDescription() {
return description;
}

Hi guys,

I was trying to to save a String object into Blob type column in MySql 4 and got exception. Pls help.....Thanks !!

regards,
prettyhandling