org.springframework.core.convert.converter

Interface Converter<S,T>

Type Parameters:

S - the source type

T - the target type

All Known Implementing Classes:

DeserializingConverter, SerializingConverter

public interface Converter<S,T>

A converter converts a source object of type S to a target of type T.

Implementations of this interface are thread-safe and can be shared.

Implementations may additionally implement ConditionalConverter.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Keith Donald

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	convert(S source) Convert the source object of type S to target type T.

Method Detail

convert

T convert(S source)

Convert the source object of type S to target type T.

Parameters:

source - the source object to convert, which must be an instance of S (never null)

Returns:

the converted object, which must be an instance of T (potentially null)

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the source cannot be converted to the desired target type