Error casting ldap userPassword to String

[minakari]

I am using springldap framework in my application,but there is a problem I can't cast it to String what can I do?


String userPassword = (String) attributes.get("userPassword").get();
if (userPassword != null)
contactDTO.setUserPassword(userPassword);


and the ERROR is :

java.lang.ClassCastException

[rasky]

Well, if it's not a String you can't cast it to a String. My guess is that it is hashed in the LDAP entry and will be returned back to you as a byte array (of course, this means that returning the password back to the client is essentially useless, as there is no way of getting the actual password, just the hash).