FitNesse.UserGuide.WritingAcceptanceTests.FitFramework.DataTypesInFixtures

You can use all the standard Java data types in Row Fixture and Column Fixture. These types are automatically translated in and out of cell contents for you. They include:

String
- A trimmed string. You can use the keyword null or blank to mean a true java null, or an empty string respectively
byte or Byte
short or Short
int or Integer
long or Long
float or Float
double or Double
char or Character
boolean or Boolean
- Will interpret true, yes, y, +, 1 to be true.
- All else will be false.
Array
- Any comma separated list of items will be converted into an array.
- Click here to see the acceptance test for this.

Managing your own types with Fit.

Any user defined type that implements toString and parse will be managed correctly by Row Fixture and Column Fixture. The signatures of these methods are:

String toString();
static Object parse(String s);