All Known Implementing Classes:

PObjectToDataObject, PObjectToMap

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 ConverterFactory
```
A factory for Converters. Used to implement conversions to generic Java classes. In such a case a single Converter does not suffice. Instead the factory creates a new converter for every parameterization of the target type. Once created, the converter is cached for later use, and the factory is never again invoked for the same parameterized target type.
For best performace, all introspection of target types (for example using Reflection) should happen in the factory rather then the returned converters.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.util.Optional<Converter<?,?>>`	`create(org.pkl.core.PClassInfo<?> sourceType, java.lang.reflect.Type targetType)`	Returns a converter for the given source and target types, or `Optional.empty()` if the factory cannot handle the requested types.
`default ConverterFactory`	`when(java.util.function.Predicate<java.lang.reflect.Type> predicate)`	Returns a new factory that restricts use of this factory to target types for which the given predicate holds.

Method Detail

create

java.util.Optional<Converter<?,?>> create(org.pkl.core.PClassInfo<?> sourceType,
                                                java.lang.reflect.Type targetType)

Returns a converter for the given source and target types, or Optional.empty() if the factory cannot handle the requested types.

when
```
default ConverterFactory when(java.util.function.Predicate<java.lang.reflect.Type> predicate)
```
Returns a new factory that restricts use of this factory to target types for which the given predicate holds.

Interface ConverterFactory

Method Summary

Method Detail

create

when