# tConvertType

Converts one Talend java type to another automatically, and thus avoid compiling errors.

tConvertType allows specific conversions at runtime from one Talend java type to another.

### In this section

* [tConvertType Standard properties](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/processing/tconverttype-standard-properties)
* [tConvertType properties for Apache Spark Batch](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/processing/tconverttype-properties-for-apache-spark-batch)
* [tConvertType properties for Apache Spark Streaming (deprecated)](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/processing/tconverttype-properties-for-apache-spark-streaming)

**Related concepts**

* [Converting java types](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/processing/tconverttype-tfileinputdelimited-tmap-tlogrow-converting-java-types-standard-component-this)