Problem with ResultEvent and Array

Greetings All,

I am having a problem with receiving an Array from OpenAMF. Actually,
the problem isn't in the receiving, but in the giving. Somehow, when
receiving an Array from Java and changing items in that Array and then
returning that Array, Java thinks that the returning Array is an
ASObject, which results in a NullPointerException in our code. We've
located that the problem lies at the receiving of the initial Array
and how it is being casted in Flash. Flash clearly believes this item
to be an Array (it has toString(),  and length functionality).

This may be a result of going to the new ActionScript 2.0 components.
Using PendingCall and RelayResponder and ResultEvent could be
confusing me (and thus Java). Any insight into this would be
appreciated.

We are returning an Array this way:

//code has been cleaned for public consumption
	public List getQuestionAnswers(String questionId)
	{
		List answerList = new ArrayList();
		
		if (validateRequest())
		{
			// request is valid		
			QuestionController questionController = new
QuestionController(request,response);
			answerList = questionController.getQuestionAnswers(questionId);	
		}		
		
		
		Iterator listItr = answerList.iterator();
		while (listItr.hasNext())
		{
			AnswerValue loopAnswer = (AnswerValue)listItr.next();
		}
				
		return answerList; 
	}
//~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

OK, so, nothing unusual there. We are catching this in Flash like this
(please note the in-line comments)


	//We are using AS 2.0 here, but we cannot type our resultEvent(the "re")
	//When we do so, we either get a compile error in Flash or it simply
doesn't work
	//If I cast the re as an array (re:Array), it doesn't work either
	public function getQuestionAnswersResult(re):Void{
		//at this point, re.result is an Object, not an array. 
		//Or, at least when I return the Array to Java later, Java thinks
that it is an ASObject
		answers_array = re.result;
		//
		//This is what I am having to do to avoid the actual Array becoming
		//an Object to Java
		temp_answers_array = answers_array.slice(0, answers_array.length);
		answers_array = temp_answers_array;

}
//~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Mind you, this works for now. But it deeply disturbs me that it
doesn't work correctly. Or at least not the way I am expecting.

Is ResultEvent expecting that result be an Object every time? Is that
what is happening? Are my Java guys *supposed* to wrapping the result
in an Object? That sounds crazy!

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Leif


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