Java- How to fix my exception in spring framework? -

 import java.awt.list;    import java.util.properties;     public class collectionexample {      private list examplelist;      private properties exampleprop;      public list getexamplelist() {         system.out.println("list element : " + examplelist);         return examplelist;     }      public void setexamplelist(list examplelist) {         examplelist = examplelist;     }      public properties getexampleprop() {         system.out.println("list element : " + exampleprop);         return exampleprop;     }      public void setexampleprop(properties exampleprop) {         this.exampleprop = exampleprop;     }  } 

and main class :

    public class collectionexample {      private list examplelist;      private properties exampleprop;      public list getexamplelist() {         system.out.println("list element : " + examplelist);         return examplelist;     }      public void setexamplelist(list examplelist) {         examplelist = examplelist;     }      public properties getexampleprop() {         system.out.println("list element : " + exampleprop);         return exampleprop;     }      public void setexampleprop(properties exampleprop) {         this.exampleprop = exampleprop; }  }    .xml file : <bean id = "collectionexample"  class = "com.demo.spring.beans.collectionexample" >   <property name="examplelist">     <list>            <value>credit card</value>            <value>cod</value>            <value>check</value>            <value>cash</value>     </list>   </property>   <property name="exampleprop">     <props>         <prop key="one">server name</prop>          <prop key="one">user name</prop>           <prop key="one">password</prop>            <prop key="one">secure token</prop>     </props>   </property>  </bean> 

there exception : jun 04, 2015 5:56:22 pm org.springframework.context.support.classpathxmlapplicationcontext preparerefresh info: refreshing org.springframework.context.support.classpathxmlapplicationcontext@2d8e6db6: startup date [thu jun 04 17:56:22 irdt 2015]; root of context hierarchy jun 04, 2015 5:56:22 pm org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.xmlbeandefinitionreader loadbeandefinitions info: loading xml bean definitions class path resource [newfile.xml] jun 04, 2015 5:56:22 pm org.springframework.context.support.classpathxmlapplicationcontext refresh warning: exception encountered during context initialization - cancelling refresh attempt org.springframework.beans.factory.beancreationexception: error creating bean name 'collectionexample' defined in class path resource [newfile.xml]: initialization of bean failed; nested exception org.springframework.beans.conversionnotsupportedexception: failed convert property value of type 'java.util.arraylist' required type 'java.awt.list' property 'examplelist'; nested exception java.lang.illegalstateexception: cannot convert value of type [java.util.arraylist] required type [java.awt.list] property 'examplelist': no matching editors or conversion strategy found @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.docreatebean(abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.java:547) @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.createbean(abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.java:476) @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractbeanfactory$1.getobject(abstractbeanfactory.java:303) @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.defaultsingletonbeanregistry.getsingleton(defaultsingletonbeanregistry.java:230) @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractbeanfactory.dogetbean(abstractbeanfactory.java:299) @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractbeanfactory.getbean(abstractbeanfactory.java:194) @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.defaultlistablebeanfactory.preinstantiatesingletons(defaultlistablebeanfactory.java:755) @ org.springframework.context.support.abstractapplicationcontext.finishbeanfactoryinitialization(abstractapplicationcontext.java:757) @ org.springframework.context.support.abstractapplicationcontext.refresh(abstractapplicationcontext.java:480) @ org.springframework.context.support.classpathxmlapplicationcontext.(classpathxmlapplicationcontext.java:139) @ org.springframework.context.support.classpathxmlapplicationcontext.(classpathxmlapplicationcontext.java:83) @ com.demo.spring.beans.collectionexampleapp.main(collectionexampleapp.java:9) caused by: org.springframework.beans.conversionnotsupportedexception: failed convert property value of type 'java.util.arraylist' required type 'java.awt.list' property 'examplelist'; nested exception java.lang.illegalstateexception: cannot convert value of type [java.util.arraylist] required type [java.awt.list] property 'examplelist': no matching editors or conversion strategy found @ org.springframework.beans.beanwrapperimpl.convertifnecessary(beanwrapperimpl.java:476) @ org.springframework.beans.beanwrapperimpl.convertforproperty(beanwrapperimpl.java:512) @ org.springframework.beans.beanwrapperimpl.convertforproperty(beanwrapperimpl.java:506) @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.convertforproperty(abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.java:1523) @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.applypropertyvalues(abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.java:1482) @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.populatebean(abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.java:1222) @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.docreatebean(abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.java:537) ... 11 more caused by: java.lang.illegalstateexception: cannot convert value of type [java.util.arraylist] required type [java.awt.list] property 'examplelist': no matching editors or conversion strategy found @ org.springframework.beans.typeconverterdelegate.convertifnecessary(typeconverterdelegate.java:287) @ org.springframework.beans.beanwrapperimpl.convertifnecessary(beanwrapperimpl.java:461) ... 17 more

exception in thread "main" org.springframework.beans.factory.beancreationexception: error creating bean name 'collectionexample' defined in class path resource [newfile.xml]: initialization of bean failed; nested exception org.springframework.beans.conversionnotsupportedexception: failed convert property value of type 'java.util.arraylist' required type 'java.awt.list' property 'examplelist'; nested exception java.lang.illegalstateexception: cannot convert value of type [java.util.arraylist] required type [java.awt.list] property 'examplelist': no matching editors or conversion strategy found @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.docreatebean(abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.java:547) @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.createbean(abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.java:476) @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractbeanfactory$1.getobject(abstractbeanfactory.java:303) @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.defaultsingletonbeanregistry.getsingleton(defaultsingletonbeanregistry.java:230) @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractbeanfactory.dogetbean(abstractbeanfactory.java:299) @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractbeanfactory.getbean(abstractbeanfactory.java:194) @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.defaultlistablebeanfactory.preinstantiatesingletons(defaultlistablebeanfactory.java:755) @ org.springframework.context.support.abstractapplicationcontext.finishbeanfactoryinitialization(abstractapplicationcontext.java:757) @ org.springframework.context.support.abstractapplicationcontext.refresh(abstractapplicationcontext.java:480) @ org.springframework.context.support.classpathxmlapplicationcontext.(classpathxmlapplicationcontext.java:139) @ org.springframework.context.support.classpathxmlapplicationcontext.(classpathxmlapplicationcontext.java:83) @ com.demo.spring.beans.collectionexampleapp.main(collectionexampleapp.java:9) caused by: org.springframework.beans.conversionnotsupportedexception: failed convert property value of type 'java.util.arraylist' required type 'java.awt.list' property 'examplelist'; nested exception java.lang.illegalstateexception: cannot convert value of type [java.util.arraylist] required type [java.awt.list] property 'examplelist': no matching editors or conversion strategy found @ org.springframework.beans.beanwrapperimpl.convertifnecessary(beanwrapperimpl.java:476) @ org.springframework.beans.beanwrapperimpl.convertforproperty(beanwrapperimpl.java:512) @ org.springframework.beans.beanwrapperimpl.convertforproperty(beanwrapperimpl.java:506) @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.convertforproperty(abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.java:1523) @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.applypropertyvalues(abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.java:1482) @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.populatebean(abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.java:1222) @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.docreatebean(abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.java:537) ... 11 more caused by: java.lang.illegalstateexception: cannot convert value of type [java.util.arraylist] required type [java.awt.list] property 'examplelist': no matching editors or conversion strategy found @ org.springframework.beans.typeconverterdelegate.convertifnecessary(typeconverterdelegate.java:287) @ org.springframework.beans.beanwrapperimpl.convertifnecessary(beanwrapperimpl.java:461) ... 17 more

look closely @ part of error message:

cannot convert value of type [java.util.arraylist] required type [java.awt.list] property 'examplelist'

you have imported wrong list in code. change this:

import java.awt.list; 

to this:

import java.util.list;