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

A better solution based on Pawel Kaczorowski's answer:

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

For example, if we have a DTO:

class FooDTO {
    private String a;
    public String getA() { ... };
    public String getB();
}

Other answers will throw exceptions on this special case.