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A generic converter that conditionally executes. Applies a rule that determines if a converter between a set of convertible typesGenericConverter matches given a client requestthat to convert between a source fieldmay conditionally execute based on attributes of convertiblethe type{@code Ssource} and a{@code target} field of convertible type T. Often used to selectively match custom conversion logic based on the presence of a field or class-level characteristic, such as an annotation or methodTypeDescriptor. For example, when converting from a String field to a Date field, an implementation might return trueSee if the target field has also been annotatedConditionalConverter withfor @DateTimeFormatdetails. As another example, when converting from a String field to an Account field, an implementation might return true if the target Account@author class definesKeith Donald a @author publicPhillip staticWebb findAccount(String)@since method3. 0 @author Keithsee Donald GenericConverter @sincesee 3.0ConditionalConverter

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. @author Keith Donald @since 3.00 @see ConditionalConverter @param The source type @param The target type