Convert Body To

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Converts the message body to a form usable by the next endpoint

The Convert Body To pattern converts the body of the message into the specified Java type. It can also change the character encoding of the data.

The Convert Body To pattern can appear anywhere in the body of the route.

Table 74, “Convert Body To Properties” describes the properties you can specify using the properties editor.

Table 74. Convert Body To Properties

Name	Description
`Type`	Specifies the Java class to which the message body is converted. The type is specified using fully qualified Java type name.
`Charset`	Specifies the character encoding to use.
`Description`	Specifies a text description for the node. This description is included in the generated XML file, but it is informational only. It is not used by Apache Camel.
`Id`	Specifies a unique identifier for the endpoint. The tooling automatically generates an id for a node when it is created, but you can remove that id or replace it with your own. The Camel debugger requires all nodes with a breakpoint set to have a unique id. You can use the id to refer to endpoints in your Camel XML file.