HttpMessageConverters (Spring Boot Docs 2.0.5.RELEASE API)

java.lang.Object
- org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConverters

All Implemented Interfaces:

Iterable<HttpMessageConverter<?>>
```
public class HttpMessageConverters
extends Object
implements Iterable<HttpMessageConverter<?>>
```
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, Andy Wilkinson

See Also:

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

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`HttpMessageConverters(boolean addDefaultConverters, Collection<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters)` Create a new `HttpMessageConverters` instance with the specified converters.
`HttpMessageConverters(Collection<HttpMessageConverter<?>> additionalConverters)` Create a new `HttpMessageConverters` instance with the specified additional converters.
`HttpMessageConverters(HttpMessageConverter<?>... additionalConverters)` Create a new `HttpMessageConverters` instance with the specified additional converters.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`List<HttpMessageConverter<?>>`	`getConverters()` Return an immutable list of the converters in the order that they will be registered.
`Iterator<HttpMessageConverter<?>>`	`iterator()`
`protected List<HttpMessageConverter<?>>`	`postProcessConverters(List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters)` Method that can be used to post-process the `HttpMessageConverter` list before it is used.
`protected List<HttpMessageConverter<?>>`	`postProcessPartConverters(List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters)` Method that can be used to post-process the `HttpMessageConverter` list before it is used to configure the part converters of `AllEncompassingFormHttpMessageConverter`.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable
forEach, spliterator

- Constructor Detail
  - HttpMessageConverters
```
public HttpMessageConverters(HttpMessageConverter<?>... 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<HttpMessageConverter<?>> 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 postProcessConverters(List) method can be used for further converter manipulation.
  - HttpMessageConverters
```
public HttpMessageConverters(boolean addDefaultConverters,
                             Collection<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters)
```
    Create a new HttpMessageConverters instance with the specified converters.
    
    Parameters:
    
    addDefaultConverters - if default converters should be added
    
    converters - 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 postProcessConverters(List) method can be used for further converter manipulation.
- Method Detail
  - postProcessConverters
```
protected List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> postProcessConverters(List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters)
```
    Method that can be used to post-process the HttpMessageConverter list before it is used.
    
    Parameters:
    
    converters - a mutable list of the converters that will be used.
    
    Returns:
    
    the final converts list to use
  - postProcessPartConverters
```
protected List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> postProcessPartConverters(List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters)
```
    Method that can be used to post-process the HttpMessageConverter list before it is used to configure the part converters of AllEncompassingFormHttpMessageConverter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    converters - a mutable list of the converters that will be used.
    
    Returns:
    
    the final converts list to use
    
    Since:
    
    1.3.0
  - iterator
```
public Iterator<HttpMessageConverter<?>> iterator()
```
    Specified by:
    
    iterator in interface Iterable<HttpMessageConverter<?>>
  - getConverters
```
public List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> getConverters()
```
    Return an immutable list of the converters in the order that they will be registered.
    
    Returns:
    
    the converters

Class HttpMessageConverters

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable

Constructor Detail

HttpMessageConverters

HttpMessageConverters

HttpMessageConverters

Method Detail

postProcessConverters

postProcessPartConverters

iterator

getConverters