Fixed [JACKSON-775], for 1.9.5
diff --git a/release-notes/CREDITS b/release-notes/CREDITS
index 39c108a..6948c19 100644
--- a/release-notes/CREDITS
+++ b/release-notes/CREDITS
@@ -854,3 +854,7 @@
* Reported [JACKSON-756] Problems with enums, @JsonCreator, when used as keys
of EnumMap, regular Map, or contents of EnumSet
[1.9.4]
+
+Ittai Zeidman:
+ * Reported [JACKSON-775]: MissingNode.asText() should return "", not null
+ [1.9.5]
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION b/release-notes/VERSION
index 9f9a5f5..b5eb9c8 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
* [JACKSON-757]: further fixing (1.9.4 had partial fix)
* [JACKSON-773]: Bug in SimpleFilterProvider constructor
(reported by Kenny M)
+ * [JACKSON-775]: MissingNode.asText() should return "", not null
+ (reported by Ittai Z)
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=== History: ===
diff --git a/src/mapper/java/org/codehaus/jackson/node/MissingNode.java b/src/mapper/java/org/codehaus/jackson/node/MissingNode.java
index 3f7508c..20f52ec 100644
--- a/src/mapper/java/org/codehaus/jackson/node/MissingNode.java
+++ b/src/mapper/java/org/codehaus/jackson/node/MissingNode.java
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@
@Override
public boolean isMissingNode() { return true; }
+ // as per [JACKSON-775]
@Override
- public String asText() { return null; }
+ public String asText() { return ""; }
@Override
public int asInt(int defaultValue) {
diff --git a/src/test/org/codehaus/jackson/node/TestJsonNode.java b/src/test/org/codehaus/jackson/node/TestJsonNode.java
index 2387fb4..13db14d 100644
--- a/src/test/org/codehaus/jackson/node/TestJsonNode.java
+++ b/src/test/org/codehaus/jackson/node/TestJsonNode.java
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
{
MissingNode n = MissingNode.getInstance();
assertEquals(JsonToken.NOT_AVAILABLE, n.asToken());
- assertNull(n.asText());
+ assertEquals("", n.asText());
assertStandardEquals(n);
assertEquals("", n.toString());
