## org.springframework.core.convert.converter
Interface Converter<S,T>

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.

Since:
  3.0
Author:
  Keith Donald

Method Summary
`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