}

  /**
   * Returns a converter whose {@code convert} method applies {@code secondConverter} to the result
   * of this converter. Its {@code reverse} method applies the converters in reverse order.
   *
   * <p>The returned converter is serializable if {@code this} converter and {@code secondConverter}
   * are.
   */
  public final <C> Converter<A, C> andThen(Converter<B, C> secondConverter) {

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import org.codelibs.core.beans.Converter;
import org.codelibs.core.beans.converter.DateConverter;
import org.codelibs.core.beans.converter.NumberConverter;
import org.codelibs.core.beans.converter.SqlDateConverter;
import org.codelibs.core.beans.converter.TimeConverter;
import org.codelibs.core.beans.converter.TimestampConverter;
import org.codelibs.core.convert.DateConversionUtil;

    }

    /**
     * Converts the given object to a {@link Date}.
     *
     * @param src
     *            The source object to convert.
     * @return The converted {@link Date}.
     */
    public static Date toDate(final Object src) {
        return toDate(src, null, LocaleUtil.getDefault());
    }

    /**
     * Converts the given object to a {@link Date}.
     *

    }

    @GwtIncompatible @J2ktIncompatible private static final long serialVersionUID = 1;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a serializable converter object that converts between strings and shorts using {@link
   * Short#decode} and {@link Short#toString()}. The returned converter throws {@link
   * NumberFormatException} if the input string is invalid.
   *

    }

    @GwtIncompatible @J2ktIncompatible private static final long serialVersionUID = 1;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a serializable converter object that converts between strings and shorts using {@link
   * Short#decode} and {@link Short#toString()}. The returned converter throws {@link
   * NumberFormatException} if the input string is invalid.
   *

    }

    /**
     * Converts the given object to a {@link Date}.
     *
     * @param src
     *            The source object to convert.
     * @return The converted {@link Date}.
     */
    public static Date toDate(final Object src) {
        return toDate(src, null, LocaleUtil.getDefault());
    }

    /**
     * Converts the given object to a {@link Date}.
     *

     * @return the converted {@link Date}
     */
    public static Date toDate(final Object src, final String pattern) {
        return toDate(src, pattern, LocaleUtil.getDefault());
    }

    /**
     * Converts an object to {@link Date}.
     *
     * @param src the source object
     * @param locale the locale (must not be {@literal null})
     * @return the converted {@link Date}
     */

    }

    @GwtIncompatible @J2ktIncompatible private static final long serialVersionUID = 1;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a serializable converter object that converts between strings and integers using {@link
   * Integer#decode} and {@link Integer#toString()}. The returned converter throws {@link
   * NumberFormatException} if the input string is invalid.
   *

    @GwtIncompatible @J2ktIncompatible private static final long serialVersionUID = 1;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a serializable converter object that converts between strings and floats using {@link
   * Float#valueOf} and {@link Float#toString()}.
   *
   * @since 16.0
   */
  public static Converter<String, Float> stringConverter() {
    return FloatConverter.INSTANCE;
  }

  /**

    @GwtIncompatible @J2ktIncompatible private static final long serialVersionUID = 1;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a serializable converter object that converts between strings and doubles using {@link
   * Double#valueOf} and {@link Double#toString()}.
   *
   * @since 16.0
   */
  public static Converter<String, Double> stringConverter() {
    return DoubleConverter.INSTANCE;
  }

  /**