Hello,

Just looked at 2011-06-29 meeting.

If it can help, Spring has a conversion API.

Here are some links :

* http://static.springsource.org/spring/docs/3.1.0.M2/spring-framework-reference/html/validation.html#core-convert

* http://static.springsource.org/spring/docs/3.1.0.M2/javadoc-api/org/springframework/core/convert/package-frame.html

* http://www.developer.com/java/web/article.php/10935_3861826_2/The-New-Spring-30-Features-You-Need-to-Know.htm

Here's a usage sample (taken from spring doc) :

@Service
public class MyService {

    @Autowired
    public MyService(ConversionService conversionService) {
        this.conversionService = conversionService;
    }

    public void doIt() {
        this.conversionService.convert(...)
    }
}

Adriàn