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package org.springframework.core.convert.converter;
/**
* For registering converters with a type conversion system.
*
* @author Keith Donald
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @since 3.0
*/
public interface ConverterRegistry {
/**
* Add a plain converter to this registry.
*/
void addConverter(Converter<?, ?> converter);
/**
* Add a generic converter to this registry.
*/
void addConverter(GenericConverter converter);
/**
* Add a ranged converter factory to this registry.
*/
void addConverterFactory(ConverterFactory<?, ?> converterFactory);
/**
* Remove any converters from sourceType to targetType.
* @param sourceType the source type
* @param targetType the target type
*/
void removeConvertible(Class<?> sourceType, Class<?> targetType);
}
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