Groovy 6, xml-processing improvements, code like ”node as Node” will now fail if the type of node is Node while it worked on 5.1.3, this might be a regression?

You should probably provide an MCVE. Because for example this works just fine: groovyconsole.dev/?g=groovy_6_0&codez=…

This doesnt https://groovyconsole.dev/?g=groovy_6_0&codez=eNrLzC3ILypRSC_Kzy-r1KvIzdGLyM0JSCwqTi3iykSRKy3JzNHzy09J5eJKSU1TyAOyFGwV8lLLFeA6NDT1CkCMkNSKEg0lm7T8fH07JU0usNLEYgWQZgARuCdR

also, check for classloader issues

The new xml coercion extension targets groovy.util.Node

It is already a Node, so you don't need the "as Node" but that does look strange

Ah, that looks like a bug, yeah

worth creating a jira which we can always close if it turns out to be nothing

I do believe there is a small check and early return missing along the lines of ”if type instanceof self then return type cast self”(sorry for the pseudo, im on my phone)