Package org.springframework.http.converter

Provides an HttpMessageConverter abstraction to convert between Java objects and HTTP input/output messages.

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Interface Summary

Interface	Description
GenericHttpMessageConverter<T>	A specialization of HttpMessageConverter that can convert an HTTP request into a target object of a specified generic type and a source object of a specified generic type into an HTTP response.
HttpMessageConverter<T>	Strategy interface that specifies a converter that can convert from and to HTTP requests and responses.

Class Summary

Class	Description
AbstractGenericHttpMessageConverter<T>	Abstract base class for most GenericHttpMessageConverter implementations.
AbstractHttpMessageConverter<T>	Abstract base class for most HttpMessageConverter implementations.
BufferedImageHttpMessageConverter	Implementation of HttpMessageConverter that can read and write BufferedImages.
ByteArrayHttpMessageConverter	Implementation of HttpMessageConverter that can read and write byte arrays.
FormHttpMessageConverter	Implementation of HttpMessageConverter to read and write 'normal' HTML forms and also to write (but not read) multipart data (e.g.
ObjectToStringHttpMessageConverter	An HttpMessageConverter that uses StringHttpMessageConverter for reading and writing content and a ConversionService for converting the String content to and from the target object type.
ResourceHttpMessageConverter	Implementation of HttpMessageConverter that can read and write Resources.
StringHttpMessageConverter	Implementation of HttpMessageConverter that can read and write strings.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
HttpMessageConversionException	Thrown by HttpMessageConverter implementations when a conversion attempt fails.
HttpMessageNotReadableException	Thrown by HttpMessageConverter implementations when the HttpMessageConverter.read(java.lang.Class<? extends T>, org.springframework.http.HttpInputMessage) method fails.
HttpMessageNotWritableException	Thrown by HttpMessageConverter implementations when the HttpMessageConverter.write(T, org.springframework.http.MediaType, org.springframework.http.HttpOutputMessage) method fails.

Package org.springframework.http.converter Description

Provides an HttpMessageConverter abstraction to convert between Java objects and HTTP input/output messages.