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<pre>public interface <span class="typeNameLabel">TypeConversionHandler</span></pre>
<div class="block">A conversion handler adds admissible conversions between Java types whenever Velocity introspection has to map
VTL methods and property accessors to Java methods.
Both methods must be consistent: <code>getNeededConverter</code> must not return <code>null</code> whenever
<code>isExplicitlyConvertible</code> returned true with the same arguments.</div>
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<dt><span class="simpleTagLabel">Since:</span></dt>
<dd>2.1</dd>
<dt><span class="simpleTagLabel">Version:</span></dt>
<dd>$Id: ConversionHandler.java $</dd>
<dt><span class="simpleTagLabel">Author:</span></dt>
<dd><a href="mailto:claude.brisson@gmail.com">Claude Brisson</a></dd>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/util/introspection/TypeConversionHandler.html#addConverter-java.lang.reflect.Type-java.lang.Class-org.apache.velocity.util.introspection.Converter-">addConverter</a></span>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Type.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">Type</a>&nbsp;formal,
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&lt;?&gt;&nbsp;actual,
<a href="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/util/introspection/Converter.html" title="interface in org.apache.velocity.util.introspection">Converter</a>&lt;?&gt;&nbsp;converter)</code>
<div class="block">Add the given converter to the handler.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/util/introspection/Converter.html" title="interface in org.apache.velocity.util.introspection">Converter</a>&lt;?&gt;</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/util/introspection/TypeConversionHandler.html#getNeededConverter-java.lang.reflect.Type-java.lang.Class-">getNeededConverter</a></span>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Type.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">Type</a>&nbsp;formal,
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Returns null if no conversion is needed.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>boolean</code></td>
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boolean&nbsp;possibleVarArg)</code>
<div class="block">Check to see if the conversion can be done using an explicit conversion</div>
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boolean&nbsp;possibleVarArg)</pre>
<div class="block">Check to see if the conversion can be done using an explicit conversion</div>
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<dd><code>formal</code> - expected formal type</dd>
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<dd>null if no conversion is needed, or the appropriate Converter object</dd>
<dt><span class="simpleTagLabel">Since:</span></dt>
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<pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/util/introspection/Converter.html" title="interface in org.apache.velocity.util.introspection">Converter</a>&lt;?&gt;&nbsp;getNeededConverter(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Type.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">Type</a>&nbsp;formal,
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<div class="block">Returns the appropriate Converter object needed for an explicit conversion
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<dd>null if no conversion is needed, or the appropriate Converter object</dd>
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<pre>void&nbsp;addConverter(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Type.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">Type</a>&nbsp;formal,
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&lt;?&gt;&nbsp;actual,
<a href="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/util/introspection/Converter.html" title="interface in org.apache.velocity.util.introspection">Converter</a>&lt;?&gt;&nbsp;converter)</pre>
<div class="block">Add the given converter to the handler. Implementation should be thread-safe.</div>
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<dd><code>formal</code> - expected formal type</dd>
<dd><code>actual</code> - provided argument type</dd>
<dd><code>converter</code> - converter</dd>
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