}

  /**
   * 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;

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     * @return the value as an object
     */
    Object getAsObject(String value);

    /**
     * Returns {@literal true} if this converter can handle the specified type.
     *
     * @param clazz
     *            the type. Must not be {@literal null}
     * @return {@literal true} if this converter can handle the specified type
     */
    boolean isTarget(Class<?> clazz);

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  }

  /**
   * Returns a serializable {@code Converter} that converts strings from this format to {@code
   * targetFormat}.
   *
   * @since 16.0
   */
  public Converter<String, String> converterTo(CaseFormat targetFormat) {
    return new StringConverter(this, targetFormat);
  }

  private static final class StringConverter extends Converter<String, String>
      implements Serializable {

  }

  /**
   * Returns a serializable {@code Converter} that converts strings from this format to {@code
   * targetFormat}.
   *
   * @since 16.0
   */
  public Converter<String, String> converterTo(CaseFormat targetFormat) {
    return new StringConverter(this, targetFormat);
  }

  private static final class StringConverter extends Converter<String, String>
      implements Serializable {

        };
    Function<Object, String> backward = toStringFunction();

    Converter<String, Number> converter = Converter.<String, Number>from(forward, backward);

    assertNull(converter.convert(null));
    assertNull(converter.reverse().convert(null));

    assertEquals((Integer) 5, converter.convert("5"));
    assertEquals("5", converter.reverse().convert(5));
  }

    }

    @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.
   *