xmlMapper.readValue( xmlString , Bean.class ) for Single Boolean Value does not get the value defaults with false

[sandeepGenz]

Let say there is a class Bean.java

public class Bean{
    boolean isAlive();
}

and there is a xmlString which has the above isAlive field with the value , now i need to parse this xml and store it into a java object,

but when i do xmlMapper.readValue( xmlString , Bean.class); if the isAlive() field in xmlString is true , but after deserializing through this above code , the value taken from the xml defaults to false. hence noticed that for boolean values it always defaults to false.

[Tatu Saloranta]

Unfortunately description is not enough to know what is going on: we'd need more information: specifically XML input used; and also actual Bean definition -- there seems to be no setter or field to set alive to.
And finally, configuration of XmlMapper probably matters too so should be included.