reason
to support easy use of integers, there was a parse method of the string to integer. now it is parsing only if the content is exact as the parsed content,
eg.
7.80 -> float 7.8, will stay as string "7.80"
7.8 -> float 7.8, will convert to float "7.80"
67 -> integer (no dot inside) will convert to int
63,763.21 -> stays as string.
if you want to handle the content always as string, add SPACE at the beginning or at the end, then the logic will keep it as string
http://scn.sap.com/thread/3804810
reason to support easy use of integers, there was a parse method of the string to integer. now it is parsing only if the content is exact as the parsed content,
eg. 7.80 -> float 7.8, will stay as string "7.80" 7.8 -> float 7.8, will convert to float "7.80"
67 -> integer (no dot inside) will convert to int 63,763.21 -> stays as string.
if you want to handle the content always as string, add SPACE at the beginning or at the end, then the logic will keep it as string