title: date is malformed when sending as json
body: <p>I am trying to send json to server and i get the following exception:    </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Resolving exception from handler [public void
    com.hexgen.api.facade.HexgenWebAPI.createInvestAdjust(com.hexgen.ro.request.InvestAdjustRO,boolean)]:
    org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageNotReadableException:
    Could not read JSON: Invalid format: "01/09/2012" is malformed at
    "/09/2012" (through reference chain:
    com.hexgen.ro.request.InvestAdjustRO["transDate"]); nested exception
    is org.codehaus.jackson.map.JsonMappingException: Invalid format:
    "01/09/2012" is malformed at "/09/2012" (through reference chain:
    com.hexgen.ro.request.InvestAdjustRO["transDate"])</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>and this is what is my JSON:</p>
  
  <pre><code>adjustmentType: "UAMORT"
  custodian: "DEUTSCHE"
  debitCredit: "CREDIT"
  investCategory: "FVTPL"
  isUploaded: false
  portfolio: "HEXGENFUND"
  portfolioCcy: "INR"
  recRemarks: "Test"
  transDate: "01/09/2012"
  transRef: "OP120010020000017"
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>this is what is my java code with getter and setter : </p>
  
  <pre><code>private String transId;
      private String portfolio;
      private String portfolioCcy;
      private String transRef;
      private String adjustmentType;
      private LocalDate transDate;
      private String debitCredit;
      private String investCategory;
      private String custodian;
      private String recRemarks;
      private RecStatus recStatus;
      private Boolean isUploaded=true;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>what is the issure here and why do i get  </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>nested exception is org.codehaus.jackson.map.JsonMappingException:
    Invalid format: "01/09/2012" is malformed at "/09/2012" (through
    reference chain: com.hexgen.ro.request.InvestAdjustRO["transDate"])</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>thanks</p>