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  • Juergen Hoeller 
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package org.springframework.core.convert.converter;

import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;


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
Type parameters:
  • <S> – the source type
  • <T> – the target type
Since:3.0
/**
 * A converter converts a source object of type {@code S} to a target of type {@code T}.
 *
 * <p>Implementations of this interface are thread-safe and can be shared.
 *
 * <p>Implementations may additionally implement {@link ConditionalConverter}.
 *
 * @author Keith Donald
 * @since 3.0
 * @param <S> the source type
 * @param <T> the target type
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface Converter<S, T> {

	
Convert the source object of type S to target type T. 
Params:
  • source – the source object to convert, which must be an instance of S (never null)
Throws:
Returns:the converted object, which must be an instance of T (potentially null)
/**
	 * Convert the source object of type {@code S} to target type {@code T}.
	 * @param source the source object to convert, which must be an instance of {@code S} (never {@code null})
	 * @return the converted object, which must be an instance of {@code T} (potentially {@code null})
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the source cannot be converted to the desired target type
	 */
	@Nullable
	T convert(S source);

}