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19 package org.apache.commons.convert;
20
21 /**
22 * ConverterCreator interface. Classes implement this interface to create
23 * a converter that can convert one Java object type to another.
24 *
25 * <p>
26 * <code>ConverterCreator</code> is used to dynamically create converters
27 * for target classes that implement an interface.
28 * </p>
29 */
30 public interface ConverterCreator {
31 /** Creates a Converter that can convert the <code>sourceClass</code> to
32 * the <code>targetClass</code>. Returns <code>null</code> if this creator
33 * doesn't support the class pair.
34 *
35 * @param sourceClass The source <code>Class</code> to convert from
36 * @param targetClass The target <code>Class</code> to convert to
37 * @return A <code>Converter</code> that can convert <code>sourceClass</code>
38 * to <code>targetClass</code>
39 */
40 public <S, T> Converter<S, T> createConverter(Class<S> sourceClass, Class<T> targetClass);
41 }