Formatting subsystem contains Java 6 API dependency [SPR-6349]

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Scott Andrews opened SPR-6349 and commented

Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: java.lang.String.isEmpty()Z
at org.springframework.format.support.FormattingConversionService$ParserConverter.convert(FormattingConversionService.java:188)
at org.springframework.core.convert.support.ConversionUtils.invokeConverter(ConversionUtils.java:32)
at org.springframework.core.convert.support.GenericConversionService.convert(GenericConversionService.java:182)
at org.springframework.format.support.FormattingConversionService.convert(FormattingConversionService.java:133)
at org.springframework.beans.TypeConverterDelegate.convertIfNecessary(TypeConverterDelegate.java:179)
at org.springframework.beans.TypeConverterDelegate.convertIfNecessary(TypeConverterDelegate.java:135)
at org.springframework.beans.BeanWrapperImpl.convertForProperty(BeanWrapperImpl.java:442)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.convertForProperty(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1351)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyPropertyValues(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1310)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.populateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1067)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:511)
... 31 more

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Affects: 3.0 RC2

Issue Links:

• FormattingConversionService is incompatible with Java SE 5 [SPR-6427] #11093 FormattingConversionService is incompatible with Java SE 5 ("is duplicated by")

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Keith Donald commented

Now using str.length(); also handling and testing null case.