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

SpringBeans.xml

2. Create a java Bean,

   public class HelloWorld {
       private String name;
       private String gender;
   
       public void printHello() {
           System.out.println("Spring 3 : Hello ! " + name + "    -> gender      -> " + gender);
       }
   
       //Getters and Setters
   }
   

3. Create Main Class to test

   public class App {
       public static void main(String[] args) {
           ApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("SpringBeans.xml");
   
           HelloWorld source = (HelloWorld) context.getBean("source");
           HelloWorld target = (HelloWorld) context.getBean("target");
   
           String[] nullPropertyNames = getNullPropertyNames(target);
           BeanUtils.copyProperties(target,source,nullPropertyNames);
           source.printHello();
       }
   
       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);
       }
   }