org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web

Class HttpMessageConverters

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.HttpMessageConverters

All Implemented Interfaces:

Iterable<>

public class HttpMessageConverters
extends Object
implements Iterable<>

Bean used to manage the HttpMessageConverters used in a Spring Boot application. Provides a convenient way to add and merge additional HttpMessageConverters to a web application.

An instance of this bean can be registered with specific additional converters if needed, otherwise default converters will be used.

NOTE: The default converters used are the same as standard Spring MVC (see WebMvcConfigurationSupport#getMessageConverters with some slight re-ordering to put XML converters at the back of the list.

Author:

Dave Syer, Phillip Webb

See Also:

#HttpMessageConverters(HttpMessageConverter...), HttpMessageConverters(Collection), getConverters()

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
HttpMessageConverters(... additionalConverters) Create a new HttpMessageConverters instance with the specified additional converters.
HttpMessageConverters(Collection<> additionalConverters) Create a new HttpMessageConverters instance with the specified additional converters.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
List<>	getConverters() Return a mutable list of the converters in the order that they will be registered.
Iterator<>	iterator()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

HttpMessageConverters

public HttpMessageConverters(... additionalConverters)

Create a new HttpMessageConverters instance with the specified additional converters.

Parameters:

additionalConverters - additional converters to be added. New converters will be added to the front of the list, overrides will replace existing items without changing the order. The getConverters() methods can be used for further converter manipulation.

HttpMessageConverters

public HttpMessageConverters(Collection<> additionalConverters)

Create a new HttpMessageConverters instance with the specified additional converters.

Parameters:

additionalConverters - additional converters to be added. Items are added just before any default converter of the same type (or at the front of the list if no default converter is found) The getConverters() methods can be used for further converter manipulation.

Method Detail

iterator

public Iterator<> iterator()

Specified by:

iterator in interface Iterable<>

getConverters

public List<> getConverters()

Return a mutable list of the converters in the order that they will be registered. Values in the list cannot be modified once the bean has been initialized.

Returns:

the converters