Converter (jackson-databind 2.19.0)

Type Parameters:

IN - Type of values converter takes

OUT - Result type from conversion

All Known Implementing Classes:

Converter.None, StdConverter
```
public interface Converter<IN,OUT>
```
Helper interface for things that convert Objects of one type to another.
NOTE: implementors are strongly encouraged to extend StdConverter instead of directly implementing Converter, since that can help with default implementation of typically boiler-plate code.

Since:

2.1

See Also:

StdDelegatingSerializer, StdDelegatingDeserializer

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface and Description

static class Converter.None
This marker class is only to be used with annotations, to indicate that no converter is to be used.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`default OUT`	`convert(DeserializationContext ctxt, IN value)` Conversion method that also takes in `DeserializationContext`, useful for some more complex conversions.
`OUT`	`convert(IN value)` Main conversion method.
`default OUT`	`convert(SerializerProvider provider, IN value)` Conversion method that also takes in `SerializerProvider`, useful for some more complex conversions.
`JavaType`	`getInputType(TypeFactory typeFactory)` Method that can be used to find out actual input (source) type; this usually can be determined from type parameters, but may need to be implemented differently from programmatically defined converters (which cannot change static type parameter bindings).
`JavaType`	`getOutputType(TypeFactory typeFactory)` Method that can be used to find out actual output (target) type; this usually can be determined from type parameters, but may need to be implemented differently from programmatically defined converters (which cannot change static type parameter bindings).

- Method Detail
  - convert
```
OUT convert(IN value)
```
    Main conversion method.
  - convert
```
default OUT convert(DeserializationContext ctxt,
                    IN value)
```
    Conversion method that also takes in DeserializationContext, useful for some more complex conversions.
    
    Since:
    
    2.19
  - convert
```
default OUT convert(SerializerProvider provider,
                    IN value)
```
    Conversion method that also takes in SerializerProvider, useful for some more complex conversions.
    
    Since:
    
    2.19
  - getInputType
```
JavaType getInputType(TypeFactory typeFactory)
```
    Method that can be used to find out actual input (source) type; this usually can be determined from type parameters, but may need to be implemented differently from programmatically defined converters (which cannot change static type parameter bindings).
    
    Since:
    
    2.2
  - getOutputType
```
JavaType getOutputType(TypeFactory typeFactory)
```
    Method that can be used to find out actual output (target) type; this usually can be determined from type parameters, but may need to be implemented differently from programmatically defined converters (which cannot change static type parameter bindings).
    
    Since:
    
    2.2

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