diff --git a/framework/assets/js/contact.js b/framework/assets/js/contact.js
index 984ca37f..9da9ab3b 100755
--- a/framework/assets/js/contact.js
+++ b/framework/assets/js/contact.js
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ var Contacts = function() {
 * @return array of Contacts matching search criteria
 */
 Contacts.prototype.find = function(fields, successCB, errorCB, options) {
-    PhoneGap.exec(successCB, errorCB, "Contacts", "search", [fields, options], navigator.service.contacts.cast);
+    PhoneGap.exec(successCB, errorCB, "Contacts", "search", [fields, options]);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -270,12 +270,13 @@ Contacts.prototype.create = function(properties) {
 * @param jsonArray an array of JSON Objects that need to be converted to Contact objects.
 * @returns an array of Contact objects
 */
-Contacts.prototype.cast = function(jsonArray) {
+Contacts.prototype.cast = function(pluginResult) {
 	var contacts = new Array();
-	for (var i=0; i<jsonArray.length; i++) {
-		contacts.push(navigator.service.contacts.create(jsonArray[i]));
+	for (var i=0; i<pluginResult.message.length; i++) {
+		contacts.push(navigator.service.contacts.create(pluginResult.message[i]));
 	}
-	return contacts;
+	pluginResult.message = contacts;
+	return pluginResult;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/framework/assets/js/phonegap.js.base b/framework/assets/js/phonegap.js.base
index 7fc4dcc8..d983860b 100755
--- a/framework/assets/js/phonegap.js.base
+++ b/framework/assets/js/phonegap.js.base
@@ -423,11 +423,11 @@ PhoneGap.callbackStatus = {
  * @param {String[]} [args]     Zero or more arguments to pass to the method
  * @param {String} jsClass		The class to cast the return as
  */
-PhoneGap.exec = function(success, fail, service, action, args, cast) {
+PhoneGap.exec = function(success, fail, service, action, args) {
     try {
         var callbackId = service + PhoneGap.callbackId++;
         if (success || fail) {
-            PhoneGap.callbacks[callbackId] = {success:success, fail:fail, cast:cast};
+            PhoneGap.callbacks[callbackId] = {success:success, fail:fail};
         }
         
         // Note: Device returns string, but for some reason emulator returns object - so convert to string.
@@ -443,12 +443,7 @@ PhoneGap.exec = function(success, fail, service, action, args, cast) {
                 // If there is a success callback, then call it now with returned value
                 if (success) {
                     try {
-                    	if (cast) {
-                    		success(cast(v.message));
-                    	}
-                    	else {
-                        	success(v.message);
-                        }
+                       	success(v.message);
                     }
                     catch (e) {
                         console.log("Error in success callback: "+callbackId+" = "+e);
@@ -510,12 +505,7 @@ PhoneGap.callbackSuccess = function(callbackId, args) {
         if (args.status == PhoneGap.callbackStatus.OK) {
             try {
                 if (PhoneGap.callbacks[callbackId].success) {
-                	if (PhoneGap.callbacks[callbackId].cast) {
-                		PhoneGap.callbacks[callbackId].success(PhoneGap.callbacks[callbackId].cast(args.message));
-                	}
-                	else {
-                		PhoneGap.callbacks[callbackId].success(args.message);
-                	}
+               		PhoneGap.callbacks[callbackId].success(args.message);
                 }
             }
             catch (e) {
diff --git a/framework/src/com/phonegap/ContactManager.java b/framework/src/com/phonegap/ContactManager.java
index e09d3b91..5c6ffa97 100755
--- a/framework/src/com/phonegap/ContactManager.java
+++ b/framework/src/com/phonegap/ContactManager.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class ContactManager extends Plugin {
 		try {
 			if (action.equals("search")) {
 				JSONArray res = contactAccessor.search(args.getJSONArray(0), args.getJSONObject(1));
-				return new PluginResult(status, res);
+				return new PluginResult(status, res, "navigator.service.contacts.cast");
 			}
 			else if (action.equals("save")) {
 				return new PluginResult(status, contactAccessor.save(args.getJSONObject(0)));
diff --git a/framework/src/com/phonegap/api/PluginResult.java b/framework/src/com/phonegap/api/PluginResult.java
index 1011d9cd..322bcce9 100755
--- a/framework/src/com/phonegap/api/PluginResult.java
+++ b/framework/src/com/phonegap/api/PluginResult.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ public class PluginResult {
 	private final int status;
 	private final String message;
 	private boolean keepCallback = false;
+	private String cast = null;
 	
 	public PluginResult(Status status) {
 		this.status = status.ordinal();
@@ -25,6 +26,12 @@ public class PluginResult {
 		this.message = JSONObject.quote(message);
 	}
 
+	public PluginResult(Status status, JSONArray message, String cast) {
+		this.status = status.ordinal();
+		this.message = message.toString();
+		this.cast = cast;
+	}
+
 	public PluginResult(Status status, JSONArray message) {
 		this.status = status.ordinal();
 		this.message = message.toString();
@@ -71,7 +78,12 @@ public class PluginResult {
 	}
 	
 	public String toSuccessCallbackString(String callbackId) {
-		return "PhoneGap.callbackSuccess('"+callbackId+"', " + this.getJSONString() + " );";
+		StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer("");
+		if (cast != null) {
+			buf.append("var temp = "+cast+"("+this.getJSONString() + ");\n");
+		}
+		buf.append("PhoneGap.callbackSuccess('"+callbackId+"', temp );");
+		return buf.toString();
 	}
 	
 	public String toErrorCallbackString(String callbackId) {