Converter (Java API Reference for Oracle® Coherence Community Edition)

Type Parameters:

F - the from type

T - the to type

All Superinterfaces:

Function<F,T>

All Known Subinterfaces:

Converter<F,T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

MapListenerProxy.KeyConverter, NullImplementation.NullConverter, RequestHolder.DownConverter, RequestHolder.ErrorHandlingConverter, RequestHolder.UpConverter, SimpleOverflowMap.FrontFilterConverter

Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.
```
@FunctionalInterface
public interface Converter<F,T>
extends Function<F,T>
```
Provide for "pluggable" object conversions.

Author:

pm 2000.04.25

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default T`	`apply(F value)`
`T`	`convert(F value)`	Convert the passed object to another object.

Methods inherited from interface java.util.function.Function
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- Method Detail
  - convert
```
T convert(F value)
```
    Convert the passed object to another object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the object to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted form of the passed object
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - describes a conversion error
  - apply
```
default T apply(F value)
```
    Specified by:
    
    apply in interface Function<F,T>