## org.springframework.core.convert.converter
Interface ConverterRegistry

All Known Subinterfaces:
  ConfigurableConversionService, FormatterRegistry

All Known Implementing Classes:
  DefaultConversionService, DefaultFormattingConversionService, FormattingConversionService, GenericConversionService

    public interface ConverterRegistry

For registering converters with a type conversion system.

Since:
  3.0
Author:
  Keith Donald, Juergen Hoeller

Method Summary
`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