descriptor. The value
 of <a href="Converter.html#autoApply()"><code>autoApply</code></a> determines if the converter
 is automatically applied to persistent fields and properties of the
 target type. The <a href="Convert.html" title="annotation interface in jakarta.persistence"><code>Convert</code></a> annotation may be used to apply a
 converter which is declared <code>autoApply=false</code>, to explicitly
 <a href="Convert.html#disableConversion()">disable conversion</a>, or to
 resolve ambiguities when 