import java.text.ParseException;import java.util.Date;import org.apache.commons.lang.time.DateUtils;import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;public class String2DateConverter implements Converter<String, Date> {private String format = "yyyy-MM-dd";public void setFormat(String format){this.format = format;}@Overridepublic Date convert(String arg0) {try {return DateUtils.parseDate(arg0, new String[] { format });} catch (ParseException e) {return null;}}}

<bean id="conversionService" class="org.springframework.context.support.ConversionServiceFactoryBean"><property name="converters"><list><bean class="com.xxx.String2DateConverter"/></list></property></bean>