Source:
<code>private static void copyProperties(Object source, Object target, @Nullable Class<?> editable, @Nullable String... ignoreProperties) throws BeansException { Assert.notNull(source, "Source must not be null"); Assert.notNull(target, "Target must not be null"); Class<?> actualEditable = target.getClass(); if (editable != null) { if (!editable.isInstance(target)) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Target class [" + target.getClass().getName() + "] not assignable to Editable class [" + editable.getName() + "]"); } actualEditable = editable; } PropertyDescriptor[] targetPds = getPropertyDescriptors(actualEditable); List<String> ignoreList = (ignoreProperties != null ? Arrays.asList(ignoreProperties) : null); for (PropertyDescriptor targetPd : targetPds) { Method writeMethod = targetPd.getWriteMethod(); if (writeMethod != null && (ignoreList == null || !ignoreList.contains(targetPd.getName()))) { PropertyDescriptor sourcePd = getPropertyDescriptor(source.getClass(), targetPd.getName()); if (sourcePd != null) { Field sourcefield = ReflectionUtils.findField(source.getClass(), sourcePd.getName()); <START> Field targetfield = ReflectionUtils.findField(target.getClass(), targetPd.getName()); <END> TypeDescriptor sourceTypeDescriptor = new TypeDescriptor(sourcefield); TypeDescriptor targetTypeDescriptor = new TypeDescriptor(targetfield); Method readMethod = sourcePd.getReadMethod(); if (readMethod != null && ClassUtils.isAssignable(writeMethod.getParameterTypes()[0], readMethod.getReturnType()) && sourceTypeDescriptor.getResolvableType().equals(targetTypeDescriptor.getResolvableType())) { try { if (!Modifier.isPublic(readMethod.getDeclaringClass().getModifiers())) { readMethod.setAccessible(true); } Object value = readMethod.invoke(source); if (!Modifier.isPublic(writeMethod.getDeclaringClass().getModifiers())) { writeMethod.setAccessible(true); } writeMethod.invoke(target, value); } catch (Throwable ex) { throw new FatalBeanException( "Could not copy property '" + targetPd.getName() + "' from source to target", ex); } } } } } }</code><technical_language>is requirement components fields names. Thus, this approach (i.e., working fields) potentially lead null pointer exceptions</technical_language>

Target:
private static void copyProperties(Object source, Object target, @Nullable Class<?> editable, @Nullable String... ignoreProperties) throws BeansException { Assert.notNull(source, "Source must not be null"); Assert.notNull(target, "Target must not be null"); Class<?> actualEditable = target.getClass(); if (editable != null) { if (!editable.isInstance(target)) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Target class [" + target.getClass().getName() + "] not assignable to Editable class [" + editable.getName() + "]"); } actualEditable = editable; } PropertyDescriptor[] targetPds = getPropertyDescriptors(actualEditable); List<String> ignoreList = (ignoreProperties != null ? Arrays.asList(ignoreProperties) : null); for (PropertyDescriptor targetPd : targetPds) { Method writeMethod = targetPd.getWriteMethod(); if (writeMethod != null && (ignoreList == null || !ignoreList.contains(targetPd.getName()))) { PropertyDescriptor sourcePd = getPropertyDescriptor(source.getClass(), targetPd.getName()); if (sourcePd != null) { Method readMethod = sourcePd.getReadMethod(); if (readMethod != null) { ResolvableType sourceResolvableType = ResolvableType.forMethodReturnType(readMethod); ResolvableType targetResolvableType = ResolvableType.forMethodParameter(writeMethod, 0); if (targetResolvableType.isAssignableFrom(sourceResolvableType)) { try { if (!Modifier.isPublic(readMethod.getDeclaringClass().getModifiers())) { readMethod.setAccessible(true); } Object value = readMethod.invoke(source); if (!Modifier.isPublic(writeMethod.getDeclaringClass().getModifiers())) { writeMethod.setAccessible(true); } writeMethod.invoke(target, value); } catch (Throwable ex) { throw new FatalBeanException( "Could not copy property '" + targetPd.getName() + "' from source to target", ex); } } } } } } }