(for IBM JDK 1.6 compatibility) * ConversionService prevents Converter from trying to convert to a subtype of its actual target type * ConversionService is able to work with "Collections.emptyList()" Collection/Map if no converted elements * fixed nested element conversion with a DataBinder + ConversionService + PropertyEditor * restored DataBinder's ability to bind to an auto-growing List with if possible (instead of first element) * fixed collection element resolution when using a ConversionService with a DataBinder $ ^{*} $ DataBinder uses a default limit of 256 for array/collection

and ClassPathResource (URL resolution) * ConversionService is able to deal with empty collections and nested collections (fixed regression) * ConversionService properly handles nested Resource arrays in in Map values (fixed regression) * ConversionService does not accidentally use copy constructor for same type * fixed double ConversionFailedException nesting for ObjectToObjectConverter invocations converted argument values * SpEL passes full collection type context (generics, annotations) to ConversionService * SpEL 'select last' operator now works consistently with maps * BeanWrapper/DataBinder's

34;, "cacheSeconds" * BeanWrapper does not fall back to String constructor if ConversionService attempt failed before * @Import'ed configuration classes get properly registered in case SmartLifecycle beans in Lifecycle dependency graphs are only being started when isAutoStartup=true * ConversionService is able to work with "Collections.emptyList()" as target type (again) * restored DataBinder's (alternative: add new jsr166.jar to Java 6) * introduced extended WritableResource interface * ConversionService prevents Converter from trying to convert to a subtype of its actual target type * Collect

"cacheSeconds" (SPR-7392) * BeanWrapper does not fall back to String constructor if ConversionService attempt failed before (SPR-9865) * @Automired, @Value, and qualifiers may be used as meta-annotations UriComponentsBuilder (SPR-9798) * added ObjectToStringHttpMessageConverter that delegates to a ConversionService (SPR-9738) * fixed NullPointerException in AbstractMessageConverterMethodProcessor (SPR-9868) SmartLifecycle beans in Lifecycle dependency graphs are only being started when isAutoStartup=true * ConversionService is able to work with "Collections.emptyList()" as target type (again) * restored DataBinder's

SmartLifecycle beans in Lifecycle dependency graphs are only being started when isAutoStartup=true * ConversionService is able to work with "Collections.emptyList()" as target type (again) * restored DataBinder's add new jsr166.jar to Java 6) $ ^{*} $ introduced extended WritableResource interface * ConversionService prevents Converter from trying to convert to a subtype of its actual target type * Collect optimized AnnotationUtils findAnnotation performance for repeated search on same interfaces * ConversionService protects itself against infinite recursion in * fixed TypeDescriptor to correctly resolve nested

34;, "cacheSeconds" * BeanWrapper does not fall back to String constructor if ConversionService attempt failed before * @Import'ed configuration classes get properly registered in case SmartLifecycle beans in Lifecycle dependency graphs are only being started when isAutoStartup=true * ConversionService is able to work with "Collections.emptyList()" as target type (again) * restored DataBinder's (alternative: add new jsr166.jar to Java 6) * introduced extended WritableResource interface * ConversionService prevents Converter from trying to convert to a subtype of its actual target type * Collect

"cacheSeconds" (SPR-7392) * BeanWrapper does not fall back to String constructor if ConversionService attempt failed before (SPR-9865) * @Automired, @Value, and qualifiers may be used as meta-annotations UriComponentsBuilder (SPR-9798) * added ObjectToStringHttpMessageConverter that delegates to a ConversionService (SPR-9738) * fixed NullPointerException in AbstractMessageConverterMethodProcessor (SPR-9868) SmartLifecycle beans in Lifecycle dependency graphs are only being started when isAutoStartup=true * ConversionService is able to work with "Collections.emptyList()" as target type (again) * restored DataBinder's

"cacheSeconds" (SPR-7392) * BeanWrapper does not fall back to String constructor if ConversionService attempt failed before (SPR-9865) * @Automired, @Value, and qualifiers may be used as meta-annotations UriComponentsBuilder (SPR-9798) * added ObjectToStringMessageConverter that delegates to a ConversionService (SPR-9738) * fixed NullPointerException in AbstractMessageConverterMethodProcessor (SPR-9868) SmartLifecycle beans in Lifecycle dependency graphs are only being started when isAutoStartup=true * ConversionService is able to work with "Collections.emptyList()" as target type (again) * restored DataBinder's

SmartLifecycle beans in Lifecycle dependency graphs are only being started when isAutoStartup=true * ConversionService is able to work with "Collections.emptyList()" as target type (again) * restored DataBinder's new jsr166.jar to Java 6) * introduced extended WritableResource interface * ConversionService prevents Converter from trying to convert to a subtype of its actual target type * Colle optimized AnnotationUtils findAnnotation performance for repeated search on same interfaces * ConversionService protects itself against infinite recursion in ObjectToCollectionConverter * fixed TypeDescriptor

if possible (instead of first element) * fixed collection element resolution when using a ConversionService with a DataBinder * DataBinder uses a default limit of 256 for array/collection auto-growing optimized AnnotationUtils findAnnotation performance for repeated search on same interfaces * ConversionService protects itself against infinite recursion in ObjectToCollectionConverter * fixed TypeDescriptor mismatches * modified expression parsing to pass full TypeDescriptor context through to * ConversionService calls * adapted expression parser's Constructor/MethodResolver to accept TypeDescrip-