Converter

java.lang.Object
- org.prolog4j.Converter<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the objects to convert
```
public abstract class Converter<T>
extends Object
```
Converter instances can convert objects of type T to another object.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Converter()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract Object`	`convert(T term)`	Converts an object to another one.
`<R> R`	`convert(T object, Class<R> to)`	Converts an object to another one of a specific type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Converter
```
public Converter()
```
- Method Detail
  - convert
```
public abstract Object convert(T term)
```
    Converts an object to another one. If the conversion is not applicable then it returns null.
    
    Parameters:
    
    term - the object to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    the result of the conversion or null if the object cannot be converted
  - convert
```
public <R> R convert(T object,
                     Class<R> to)
```
    Converts an object to another one of a specific type. If the conversion is not applicable then it returns null.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    R - the type
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - the object to convert
    
    to - the type to convert to
    
    Returns:
    
    the result of the conversion or null if the object cannot be converted