Javadoc: Converter (spring-core 3.2.10.RELEASE API)

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

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:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the source could not be converted to the desired target type