valueOf and Constructor-based conversion of source objects to targetTypes

org.springframework.core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/convert/support/GenericConversionServiceTests.java

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public class GenericConversionServiceTests {
 	@Test
 	public void converterNotFound() {
 		try {
+			conversionService.removeConvertible(Object.class, Object.class);
 			conversionService.convert("3", Integer.class);
 			fail("Should have thrown an exception");
 		} catch (ConverterNotFoundException e) {
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ public class GenericConversionServiceTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void convertObjectToPrimitive() {
+		conversionService.removeConvertible(Object.class, Object.class);		
 		assertFalse(conversionService.canConvert(String.class, boolean.class));
 		conversionService.addConverter(new StringToBooleanConverter());
 		assertTrue(conversionService.canConvert(String.class, boolean.class));
@@ -660,6 +662,46 @@ public class GenericConversionServiceTests {
 		assertEquals(new Long(1), result.get(1L));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void convertObjectToObjectValueOFMethod() {
+		assertEquals(new Integer(3), conversionService.convert("3", Integer.class));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void convertObjectToObjectConstructor() {
+		assertEquals(new SSN("123456789"), conversionService.convert("123456789", SSN.class));
+		assertEquals("123456789", conversionService.convert(new SSN("123456789"), String.class));
+	}
+
+	@Test(expected=ConversionFailedException.class)
+	public void convertObjectToObjectNoValueOFMethodOrConstructor() {
+		conversionService.convert(new Long(3), Integer.class);
+	}
+	
+	private static class SSN {
+		private String value;
+		
+		public SSN(String value) {
+			this.value = value;
+		}
+		
+		public boolean equals(Object o) {
+			if (!(o instanceof SSN)) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			SSN ssn = (SSN) o;
+			return this.value.equals(ssn.value);
+		}
+		
+		public int hashCode() {
+			return value.hashCode();
+		}
+		
+		public String toString() {
+			return value;
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void genericConverterDelegatingBackToConversionServiceConverterNotFound() {
 		conversionService.addGenericConverter(Object.class, Object[].class, new ObjectToArrayConverter(
@@ -675,6 +717,8 @@ public class GenericConversionServiceTests {
 	public void parent() {
 		GenericConversionService parent = new GenericConversionService();
 		conversionService.setParent(parent);
+		conversionService.removeConvertible(Object.class, Object.class);
+		parent.removeConvertible(Object.class, Object.class);		
 		assertFalse(conversionService.canConvert(String.class, Integer.class));
 		try {
 			conversionService.convert("3", Integer.class);
@@ -682,7 +726,7 @@ public class GenericConversionServiceTests {
 
 		}
 	}
-
+	
 	public static enum FooEnum {
 		BAR, BAZ
 	}