How to ignore null values using springframework BeanUtils copyProperties?

Question

I would like to know how to copy the properties from an Object Source to an Object Dest ignoring null values​​ using Spring Framework.

I actually use Apache beanutil

Answer 1

Java 8 version of getNullPropertyNames method from alfredx's post:

public static String[] getNullPropertyNames(Object source) {
    final BeanWrapper wrappedSource = new BeanWrapperImpl(source);
    return Stream.of(wrappedSource.getPropertyDescriptors())
            .map(FeatureDescriptor::getName)
            .filter(propertyName -> wrappedSource.getPropertyValue(propertyName) == null)
            .toArray(String[]::new);
}