Favor convertValue(Object, TypeDescriptor) where possible and TypedValue(Object); check with Andy on Selection and Projection TypedValue usage

org.springframework.integration-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/support/BeanFactoryTypeConverter.java

@@ -87,5 +87,10 @@ class BeanFactoryTypeConverter implements TypeConverter, BeanFactoryAware {
 		}
 		return delegate.convertIfNecessary(value, targetType.getType());
 	}
+	
+	public Object convertValue(Object value, TypeDescriptor targetType) {
+		return convertValue(value, TypeDescriptor.forObject(value), targetType);
+	}	
+
 
 }