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Update section on type conversion for web method arguments 

Closes gh-26088
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Rossen Stoyanchev 2020-11-16 17:01:35 +00:00
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@ -2009,6 +2009,12 @@ By default, simple types (such as `int`, `long`, `Date`, and others) are support
can be customized through a `WebDataBinder` (see <<webflux-ann-initbinder>>) or by registering
`Formatters` with the `FormattingConversionService` (see <<core.adoc#format, Spring Field Formatting>>).
A practical issue in type conversion is the treatment of an empty String source value.
Such a value is treated as missing if it becomes `null` as a result of type conversion.
This can be the case for `Long`, `UUID`, and other target types. If you want to allow `null`
to be injected, either use the `required` flag on the argument annotation, or declare the
argument as `@Nullable`.
[[webflux-ann-matrix-variables]]
==== Matrix Variables

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@ -2216,6 +2216,13 @@ type conversion through a `WebDataBinder` (see <<mvc-ann-initbinder>>) or by reg
`Formatters` with the `FormattingConversionService`.
See <<core.adoc#format, Spring Field Formatting>>.
A practical issue in type conversion is the treatment of an empty String source value.
Such a value is treated as missing if it becomes `null` as a result of type conversion.
This can be the case for `Long`, `UUID`, and other target types. If you want to allow `null`
to be injected, either use the `required` flag on the argument annotation, or declare the
argument as `@Nullable`.
[[mvc-ann-matrix-variables]]
==== Matrix Variables