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

All Known Subinterfaces:

ConfigurableConversionService

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultConversionService, GenericConversionService
```
public interface ConverterRegistry
```
For registering converters with a type conversion system.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Keith Donald, Juergen Hoeller

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`addConverter(Class<?> sourceType, Class<?> targetType, Converter<?,?> converter)` Add a plain converter to this registry.
`void`	`addConverter(Converter<?,?> converter)` Add a plain converter to this registry.
`void`	`addConverter(GenericConverter converter)` Add a generic converter to this registry.
`void`	`addConverterFactory(ConverterFactory<?,?> converterFactory)` Add a ranged converter factory to this registry.
`void`	`removeConvertible(Class<?> sourceType, Class<?> targetType)` Remove any converters from sourceType to targetType.

- Method Detail
  - addConverter
```
void addConverter(Converter<?,?> converter)
```
    Add a plain converter to this registry. The convertible sourceType/targetType pair is derived from the Converter's parameterized types.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the parameterized types could not be resolved
  - addConverter
```
void addConverter(Class<?> sourceType,
                Class<?> targetType,
                Converter<?,?> converter)
```
    Add a plain converter to this registry. The convertible sourceType/targetType pair is specified explicitly. Allows for a Converter to be reused for multiple distinct pairs without having to create a Converter class for each pair.
    
    Since:
    
    3.1
  - addConverter
```
void addConverter(GenericConverter converter)
```
    Add a generic converter to this registry.
  - addConverterFactory
```
void addConverterFactory(ConverterFactory<?,?> converterFactory)
```
    Add a ranged converter factory to this registry. The convertible sourceType/rangeType pair is derived from the ConverterFactory's parameterized types.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the parameterized types could not be resolved.
  - removeConvertible
```
void removeConvertible(Class<?> sourceType,
                     Class<?> targetType)
```
    Remove any converters from sourceType to targetType.
    
    Parameters:
    
    sourceType - the source type
    
    targetType - the target type