/** Constructor for use by subclasses. */
  protected Converter() {
    this(true);
  }

  /** Constructor used only by {@code LegacyConverter} to suspend automatic null-handling. */
  Converter(boolean handleNullAutomatically) {
    this.handleNullAutomatically = handleNullAutomatically;
  }

  // SPI methods (what subclasses must implement)

  /**

  /** Constructor for use by subclasses. */
  protected Converter() {
    this(true);
  }

  /** Constructor used only by {@code LegacyConverter} to suspend automatic null-handling. */
  Converter(boolean handleNullAutomatically) {
    this.handleNullAutomatically = handleNullAutomatically;
  }

  // SPI methods (what subclasses must implement)

  /**