org.springframework.core.convert.converter

Interface Converter<S,T>

Type Parameters:

S - The source type

T - The target type

All Known Implementing Classes:

CharacterToNumberFactory.CharacterToNumber, ConvertingComparator.ConversionServiceConverter, DateFormatterRegistrar.CalendarToDateConverter, DateFormatterRegistrar.CalendarToLongConverter, DateFormatterRegistrar.DateToCalendarConverter, DateFormatterRegistrar.DateToLongConverter, DateFormatterRegistrar.LongToCalendarConverter, DateFormatterRegistrar.LongToDateConverter, DeserializingConverter, EnumToStringConverter, JodaTimeConverters.CalendarToReadableInstantConverter, JodaTimeConverters.DateTimeToCalendarConverter, JodaTimeConverters.DateTimeToDateConverter, JodaTimeConverters.DateTimeToDateMidnightConverter, JodaTimeConverters.DateTimeToInstantConverter, JodaTimeConverters.DateTimeToLocalDateConverter, JodaTimeConverters.DateTimeToLocalDateTimeConverter, JodaTimeConverters.DateTimeToLocalTimeConverter, JodaTimeConverters.DateTimeToLongConverter, JodaTimeConverters.DateTimeToMutableDateTimeConverter, NumberToCharacterConverter, NumberToNumberConverterFactory.NumberToNumber, ObjectToStringConverter, PropertiesToStringConverter, SerializingConverter, StringToBooleanConverter, StringToCharacterConverter, StringToEnumConverterFactory.StringToEnum, StringToLocaleConverter, StringToNumberConverterFactory.StringToNumber, StringToPropertiesConverter, StringToUUIDConverter

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

See Also:

ConditionalConverter

Method Summary

Methods

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

Method Detail

convert

T convert(S source)

Convert the source of type S to target type T.

Parameters:

source - the source object to convert, which must be an instance of S

Returns:

the converted object, which must be an instance of T

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the source could not be converted to the desired target type