Uses of Interface
org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageConverter

Packages that use HttpMessageConverter

Package	Description
org.springframework.http.converter	Provides an HttpMessageConverter abstraction to convert between Java objects and HTTP input/output messages.
org.springframework.http.converter.cbor	Provides an HttpMessageConverter for the CBOR data format.
org.springframework.http.converter.feed	Provides HttpMessageConverter implementations for handling Atom and RSS feeds.
org.springframework.http.converter.json	Provides HttpMessageConverter implementations for handling JSON.
org.springframework.http.converter.protobuf	Provides an HttpMessageConverter implementation for handling Google Protocol Buffers.
org.springframework.http.converter.smile	Provides an HttpMessageConverter for the Smile data format ("binary JSON").
org.springframework.http.converter.support	Provides a comprehensive HttpMessageConverter variant for form handling.
org.springframework.http.converter.xml	Provides HttpMessageConverter implementations for handling XML.
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.setup	Contains built-in MockMvcBuilder implementations.
org.springframework.web.client	Core package of the client-side web support.
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation	Annotation-based setup for Spring MVC.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation	MVC infrastructure for annotation-based handler method processing, building on the org.springframework.web.method.annotation package.

Uses of HttpMessageConverter in org.springframework.http.converter

Subinterfaces of HttpMessageConverter in org.springframework.http.converter

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
interface	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.

Classes in org.springframework.http.converter that implement HttpMessageConverter

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
class	AbstractGenericHttpMessageConverter<T> Abstract base class for most GenericHttpMessageConverter implementations.
class	AbstractHttpMessageConverter<T> Abstract base class for most HttpMessageConverter implementations.
class	BufferedImageHttpMessageConverter Implementation of HttpMessageConverter that can read and write BufferedImages.
class	ByteArrayHttpMessageConverter Implementation of HttpMessageConverter that can read and write byte arrays.
class	FormHttpMessageConverter Implementation of HttpMessageConverter to read and write 'normal' HTML forms and also to write (but not read) multipart data (e.g.
class	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.
class	ResourceHttpMessageConverter Implementation of HttpMessageConverter that can read/write Resources and supports byte range requests.
class	ResourceRegionHttpMessageConverter Implementation of HttpMessageConverter that can write a single ResourceRegion, or Collections of ResourceRegions.
class	StringHttpMessageConverter Implementation of HttpMessageConverter that can read and write strings.

Methods in org.springframework.http.converter with parameters of type HttpMessageConverter

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	FormHttpMessageConverter.addPartConverter(HttpMessageConverter<?> partConverter) Add a message body converter.

Method parameters in org.springframework.http.converter with type arguments of type HttpMessageConverter

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	FormHttpMessageConverter.setPartConverters(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> partConverters) Set the message body converters to use.

Uses of HttpMessageConverter in org.springframework.http.converter.cbor

Classes in org.springframework.http.converter.cbor that implement HttpMessageConverter

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
class	MappingJackson2CborHttpMessageConverter Implementation of HttpMessageConverter that can read and write CBOR data format using the dedicated Jackson 2.x extension.

Uses of HttpMessageConverter in org.springframework.http.converter.feed

Classes in org.springframework.http.converter.feed that implement HttpMessageConverter

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
class	AbstractWireFeedHttpMessageConverter<T extends com.rometools.rome.feed.WireFeed> Abstract base class for Atom and RSS Feed message converters, using the ROME tools project.
class	AtomFeedHttpMessageConverter Implementation of HttpMessageConverter that can read and write Atom feeds.
class	RssChannelHttpMessageConverter Implementation of HttpMessageConverter that can read and write RSS feeds.

Uses of HttpMessageConverter in org.springframework.http.converter.json

Classes in org.springframework.http.converter.json that implement HttpMessageConverter

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
class	AbstractJackson2HttpMessageConverter Abstract base class for Jackson based and content type independent HttpMessageConverter implementations.
class	AbstractJsonHttpMessageConverter Common base class for plain JSON converters, e.g.
class	GsonHttpMessageConverter Implementation of HttpMessageConverter that can read and write JSON using the Google Gson library.
class	JsonbHttpMessageConverter Implementation of HttpMessageConverter that can read and write JSON using the JSON Binding API.
class	MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter Implementation of HttpMessageConverter that can read and write JSON using Jackson 2.x's ObjectMapper.

Uses of HttpMessageConverter in org.springframework.http.converter.protobuf

Classes in org.springframework.http.converter.protobuf that implement HttpMessageConverter

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
class	ProtobufHttpMessageConverter An HttpMessageConverter that reads and writes com.google.protobuf.Messages using Google Protocol Buffers.
class	ProtobufJsonFormatHttpMessageConverter Subclass of ProtobufHttpMessageConverter which enforces the use of Protobuf 3 and its official library "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util" for JSON processing.

Uses of HttpMessageConverter in org.springframework.http.converter.smile

Classes in org.springframework.http.converter.smile that implement HttpMessageConverter

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
class	MappingJackson2SmileHttpMessageConverter Implementation of HttpMessageConverter that can read and write Smile data format ("binary JSON") using the dedicated Jackson 2.x extension.

Uses of HttpMessageConverter in org.springframework.http.converter.support

Classes in org.springframework.http.converter.support that implement HttpMessageConverter

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
class	AllEncompassingFormHttpMessageConverter Extension of FormHttpMessageConverter, adding support for XML and JSON-based parts.

Uses of HttpMessageConverter in org.springframework.http.converter.xml

Classes in org.springframework.http.converter.xml that implement HttpMessageConverter

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
class	AbstractJaxb2HttpMessageConverter<T> Abstract base class for HttpMessageConverters that use JAXB2.
class	AbstractXmlHttpMessageConverter<T> Abstract base class for HttpMessageConverters that convert from/to XML.
class	Jaxb2CollectionHttpMessageConverter<T extends java.util.Collection> An HttpMessageConverter that can read XML collections using JAXB2.
class	Jaxb2RootElementHttpMessageConverter Implementation of HttpMessageConverter that can read and write XML using JAXB2.
class	MappingJackson2XmlHttpMessageConverter Implementation of HttpMessageConverter that can read and write XML using Jackson 2.x extension component for reading and writing XML encoded data.
class	MarshallingHttpMessageConverter Implementation of HttpMessageConverter that can read and write XML using Spring's Marshaller and Unmarshaller abstractions.
class	SourceHttpMessageConverter<T extends javax.xml.transform.Source> Implementation of HttpMessageConverter that can read and write Source objects.

Uses of HttpMessageConverter in org.springframework.test.web.servlet.setup

Methods in org.springframework.test.web.servlet.setup with parameters of type HttpMessageConverter

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
StandaloneMockMvcBuilder	StandaloneMockMvcBuilder.setMessageConverters(HttpMessageConverter<?>... messageConverters) Set the message converters to use in argument resolvers and in return value handlers, which support reading and/or writing to the body of the request and response.

Uses of HttpMessageConverter in org.springframework.web.client

Methods in org.springframework.web.client that return types with arguments of type HttpMessageConverter

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>>	RestTemplate.getMessageConverters() Return the list of message body converters.
java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>>	AsyncRestTemplate.getMessageConverters() Deprecated. Return the message body converters.

Method parameters in org.springframework.web.client with type arguments of type HttpMessageConverter

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	RestTemplate.setMessageConverters(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> messageConverters) Set the message body converters to use.
void	ExtractingResponseErrorHandler.setMessageConverters(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> messageConverters) Set the message converters to use by this extractor.
void	AsyncRestTemplate.setMessageConverters(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> messageConverters) Deprecated. Set the message body converters to use.

Constructor parameters in org.springframework.web.client with type arguments of type HttpMessageConverter

Constructor and Description
ExtractingResponseErrorHandler(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> messageConverters) Create a new ExtractingResponseErrorHandler with the given HttpMessageConverter instances.
HttpMessageConverterExtractor(java.lang.Class<T> responseType, java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> messageConverters) Create a new instance of the HttpMessageConverterExtractor with the given response type and message converters.
HttpMessageConverterExtractor(java.lang.reflect.Type responseType, java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> messageConverters) Creates a new instance of the HttpMessageConverterExtractor with the given response type and message converters.
RestTemplate(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> messageConverters) Create a new instance of the RestTemplate using the given list of HttpMessageConverter to use.

Uses of HttpMessageConverter in org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation

Methods in org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation that return types with arguments of type HttpMessageConverter

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>>	WebMvcConfigurationSupport.getMessageConverters() Provides access to the shared HttpMessageConverters used by the RequestMappingHandlerAdapter and the ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver.

Method parameters in org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation with type arguments of type HttpMessageConverter

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected void	WebMvcConfigurationSupport.addDefaultHttpMessageConverters(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> messageConverters) Adds a set of default HttpMessageConverter instances to the given list.
void	WebMvcConfigurerAdapter.configureMessageConverters(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters) Deprecated. Configure the HttpMessageConverters to use for reading or writing to the body of the request or response.
protected void	DelegatingWebMvcConfiguration.configureMessageConverters(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters)
default void	WebMvcConfigurer.configureMessageConverters(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters) Configure the HttpMessageConverters to use for reading or writing to the body of the request or response.
protected void	WebMvcConfigurationSupport.configureMessageConverters(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters) Override this method to add custom HttpMessageConverters to use with the RequestMappingHandlerAdapter and the ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver.
void	WebMvcConfigurerAdapter.extendMessageConverters(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters) Deprecated. A hook for extending or modifying the list of converters after it has been configured.
protected void	DelegatingWebMvcConfiguration.extendMessageConverters(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters)
default void	WebMvcConfigurer.extendMessageConverters(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters) A hook for extending or modifying the list of converters after it has been configured.
protected void	WebMvcConfigurationSupport.extendMessageConverters(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters) Override this method to extend or modify the list of converters after it has been configured.

Uses of HttpMessageConverter in org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation

Fields in org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation with type parameters of type HttpMessageConverter

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>>	AbstractMessageConverterMethodArgumentResolver.messageConverters

Methods in org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation that return types with arguments of type HttpMessageConverter

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>>	ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver.getMessageConverters() Return the configured message body converters.
java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>>	RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.getMessageConverters() Return the configured message body converters.

Method parameters in org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation with type arguments of type HttpMessageConverter

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	RequestBodyAdvice.afterBodyRead(java.lang.Object body, HttpInputMessage inputMessage, MethodParameter parameter, java.lang.reflect.Type targetType, java.lang.Class<? extends HttpMessageConverter<?>> converterType) Invoked third (and last) after the request body is converted to an Object.
java.lang.Object	RequestBodyAdviceAdapter.afterBodyRead(java.lang.Object body, HttpInputMessage inputMessage, MethodParameter parameter, java.lang.reflect.Type targetType, java.lang.Class<? extends HttpMessageConverter<?>> converterType) The default implementation returns the body that was passed in.
HttpInputMessage	RequestBodyAdvice.beforeBodyRead(HttpInputMessage inputMessage, MethodParameter parameter, java.lang.reflect.Type targetType, java.lang.Class<? extends HttpMessageConverter<?>> converterType) Invoked second before the request body is read and converted.
HttpInputMessage	JsonViewRequestBodyAdvice.beforeBodyRead(HttpInputMessage inputMessage, MethodParameter methodParameter, java.lang.reflect.Type targetType, java.lang.Class<? extends HttpMessageConverter<?>> selectedConverterType)
HttpInputMessage	RequestBodyAdviceAdapter.beforeBodyRead(HttpInputMessage inputMessage, MethodParameter parameter, java.lang.reflect.Type targetType, java.lang.Class<? extends HttpMessageConverter<?>> converterType) The default implementation returns the InputMessage that was passed in.
java.lang.Object	AbstractMappingJacksonResponseBodyAdvice.beforeBodyWrite(java.lang.Object body, MethodParameter returnType, MediaType contentType, java.lang.Class<? extends HttpMessageConverter<?>> converterType, ServerHttpRequest request, ServerHttpResponse response)
T	ResponseBodyAdvice.beforeBodyWrite(T body, MethodParameter returnType, MediaType selectedContentType, java.lang.Class<? extends HttpMessageConverter<?>> selectedConverterType, ServerHttpRequest request, ServerHttpResponse response) Invoked after an HttpMessageConverter is selected and just before its write method is invoked.
java.lang.Object	RequestBodyAdvice.handleEmptyBody(java.lang.Object body, HttpInputMessage inputMessage, MethodParameter parameter, java.lang.reflect.Type targetType, java.lang.Class<? extends HttpMessageConverter<?>> converterType) Invoked second (and last) if the body is empty.
java.lang.Object	RequestBodyAdviceAdapter.handleEmptyBody(java.lang.Object body, HttpInputMessage inputMessage, MethodParameter parameter, java.lang.reflect.Type targetType, java.lang.Class<? extends HttpMessageConverter<?>> converterType) The default implementation returns the body that was passed in.
void	ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver.setMessageConverters(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> messageConverters) Set the message body converters to use.
void	RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.setMessageConverters(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> messageConverters) Provide the converters to use in argument resolvers and return value handlers that support reading and/or writing to the body of the request and response.
boolean	JsonViewResponseBodyAdvice.supports(MethodParameter returnType, java.lang.Class<? extends HttpMessageConverter<?>> converterType)
boolean	ResponseBodyAdvice.supports(MethodParameter returnType, java.lang.Class<? extends HttpMessageConverter<?>> converterType) Whether this component supports the given controller method return type and the selected HttpMessageConverter type.
boolean	AbstractMappingJacksonResponseBodyAdvice.supports(MethodParameter returnType, java.lang.Class<? extends HttpMessageConverter<?>> converterType)
boolean	RequestBodyAdvice.supports(MethodParameter methodParameter, java.lang.reflect.Type targetType, java.lang.Class<? extends HttpMessageConverter<?>> converterType) Invoked first to determine if this interceptor applies.
boolean	JsonViewRequestBodyAdvice.supports(MethodParameter methodParameter, java.lang.reflect.Type targetType, java.lang.Class<? extends HttpMessageConverter<?>> converterType)

Constructor parameters in org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation with type arguments of type HttpMessageConverter

Constructor and Description
AbstractMessageConverterMethodArgumentResolver(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters) Basic constructor with converters only.
AbstractMessageConverterMethodArgumentResolver(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters, java.util.List<java.lang.Object> requestResponseBodyAdvice) Constructor with converters and Request~ and ResponseBodyAdvice.
AbstractMessageConverterMethodProcessor(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters) Constructor with list of converters only.
AbstractMessageConverterMethodProcessor(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters, ContentNegotiationManager contentNegotiationManager) Constructor with list of converters and ContentNegotiationManager.
AbstractMessageConverterMethodProcessor(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters, ContentNegotiationManager manager, java.util.List<java.lang.Object> requestResponseBodyAdvice) Constructor with list of converters and ContentNegotiationManager as well as request/response body advice instances.
HttpEntityMethodProcessor(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters) Basic constructor with converters only.
HttpEntityMethodProcessor(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters, ContentNegotiationManager manager) Basic constructor with converters and ContentNegotiationManager.
HttpEntityMethodProcessor(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters, ContentNegotiationManager manager, java.util.List<java.lang.Object> requestResponseBodyAdvice) Complete constructor for resolving HttpEntity and handling ResponseEntity.
HttpEntityMethodProcessor(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters, java.util.List<java.lang.Object> requestResponseBodyAdvice) Complete constructor for resolving HttpEntity method arguments.
RequestPartMethodArgumentResolver(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> messageConverters) Basic constructor with converters only.
RequestPartMethodArgumentResolver(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> messageConverters, java.util.List<java.lang.Object> requestResponseBodyAdvice) Constructor with converters and Request~ and ResponseBodyAdvice.
RequestResponseBodyMethodProcessor(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters) Basic constructor with converters only.
RequestResponseBodyMethodProcessor(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters, ContentNegotiationManager manager) Basic constructor with converters and ContentNegotiationManager.
RequestResponseBodyMethodProcessor(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters, ContentNegotiationManager manager, java.util.List<java.lang.Object> requestResponseBodyAdvice) Complete constructor for resolving @RequestBody and handling @ResponseBody.
RequestResponseBodyMethodProcessor(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters, java.util.List<java.lang.Object> requestResponseBodyAdvice) Complete constructor for resolving @RequestBody method arguments.
ResponseBodyEmitterReturnValueHandler(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> messageConverters) Simple constructor with reactive type support based on a default instance of ReactiveAdapterRegistry, SyncTaskExecutor, and ContentNegotiationManager with an Accept header strategy.
ResponseBodyEmitterReturnValueHandler(java.util.List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> messageConverters, ReactiveAdapterRegistry reactiveRegistry, TaskExecutor executor, ContentNegotiationManager manager) Complete constructor with pluggable "reactive" type support.