Spring ConversionService adding Converters

Question

I searched for the below problem, but couldn\'t find an answer.

I want to use spring\'s conversion service by writing my custom converter that implements org.spri

Answer 1

With spring > 4 it is no more necessary to implement an own derivation of the ConversionService. Initialize it in a @Configuration annotated class as follows:

@Configuration
public class ConversionServiceProvider
{
    @Autowired
    private MyConverterImpl myConverter;

    @Bean
    public ConversionService getConversionService()
    {
        ConversionServiceFactoryBean bean = new ConversionServiceFactoryBean();
        bean.setConverters( getConverters() );
        bean.afterPropertiesSet();
        ConversionService object = bean.getObject();
        return object;
    }

    private Set> getConverters()
    {
        Set> converters = new HashSet>();

        converters.add( myConverter );
        // add here more custom converters, either as spring bean references or directly instantiated

        return converters;
    }
}