SLING-2534 : Strings of zero length on update in post servlet delete the property
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/servlets/post/impl/helper/SlingPropertyValueHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/servlets/post/impl/helper/SlingPropertyValueHandler.java
index 4137afa..2530647 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/servlets/post/impl/helper/SlingPropertyValueHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/servlets/post/impl/helper/SlingPropertyValueHandler.java
@@ -209,12 +209,14 @@
String[] values = prop.getStringValues();
- if (values == null || (values.length == 1 && values[0].length() == 0)) {
- // if no value is present or a single empty string is given,
+ if (values == null
+ || (values.length == 1 && values[0].length() == 0 && getType(parent, prop) != PropertyType.STRING)) {
+ // if no value is present or a single empty non string is given,
// just remove the existing property (if any)
removeProperty(parent, prop);
- } else if (values.length == 0) {
+ } else if (values.length == 0
+ || (values.length == 1 && values[0].length() == 0 && getType(parent, prop) == PropertyType.STRING)) {
// do not create new prop here, but clear existing
clearProperty(parent, prop);
