Spring/json: Convert a typed collection like List

In Spring 3.2 there is now support for generic types using the new exchange()-methods on the RestTemplate:

 ParameterizedTypeReference<List<MyBean>> typeRef = new ParameterizedTypeReference<List<MyBean>>() {};
 ResponseEntity<List<MyBean>> response = template.exchange("http://example.com", HttpMethod.GET, null, typeRef);

Works like a charm!