ConverterFactory (Spring Framework 3.2.1.RELEASE API)
Date: 2013-01-24

org.springframework.core.convert.converter

## Interface ConverterFactory<S,R>

- Type Parameters:
    `S` - The source type converters created by this factory can convert from
    `R` - The target range (or base) type converters created by this factory can convert to; for example `Number` for a set of number subtypes.

      public interface ConverterFactory<S,R>

  A factory for "ranged" converters that can convert objects from S to subtypes of R.

  Implementations may additionally implement `ConditionalConverter`.

  Since:
    3.0
  Author:
    Keith Donald
  See Also:
    `ConditionalConverter`

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `<T extends R> Converter<S,T>` | `getConverter(Class<T> targetType)` Get the converter to convert from S to target type T, where T is also an instance of R.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getConverter

          <T extends R> Converter<S,T> getConverter(Class<T> targetType)

      Get the converter to convert from S to target type T, where T is also an instance of R.
      Type Parameters:
        `T` - the target type
      Parameters:
        `targetType` - the target type to convert to
      Returns:
        A converter from S to T