How to bind ENUM to radiobutton?

Question

Type is enum property in object.

jsp:

<form:radiobutton path="type" value="Male" />

java:

public enum TestType
{
    Male, Female;
}

and got error

Unable to convert value 'Male' from type 'java.lang.String' to type 'java.lang.Enum'; reason = 'java.lang.Enum is not an enum type'

Answer 1

A simpler solution can be found at spring forum, without the need for any custom bindings.