Spring Batch - MongoDB to XML - Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: A type to convert the input into is required

Question

I am developing Spring Batch - MongoDB to XML example. In this example, when I run the main method I see the below error is cominng. Please guide on the below error

Answer 1

As the error points out, you need to set the "type" property on your "mongodbItemReader" bean.

See MongoItemReader javadoc.

Example:

You might need to specify the package name in the value (I haven't tried it).