@@ -185,9 +185,36 @@ public SimpleTypeHolder getSimpleTypeHolder() {
185185 */
186186 public boolean hasValueConverter (PersistentProperty <?> property ) {
187187
188- PropertyValueConversions propertyValueConversions = getPropertyValueConversions ();
188+ PropertyValueConversions pvc = getPropertyValueConversions ();
189189
190- return propertyValueConversions != null && propertyValueConversions .hasValueConverter (property );
190+ return pvc != null && pvc .hasValueConverter (property );
191+ }
192+ 193+ /**
194+ * Returns the required {@link PropertyValueConverter} for the given {@link PersistentProperty} or throws
195+ * {@link IllegalStateException} if no converter is available. This is a convenience method for
196+ * {@code getPropertyValueConversions().getValueConverter(...)} enforcing non-null constraints.
197+ * <p>
198+ * Prior to calling this method you should verify a converter is available using
199+ * {@link #hasValueConverter(PersistentProperty)}.
200+ *
201+ * @param property {@link PersistentProperty} to evaluate; must not be {@literal null}.
202+ * @return the required {@link PropertyValueConverter}
203+ * @throws IllegalStateException if no converter is available.
204+ * @since 4.0
205+ * @see #hasValueConverter(PersistentProperty)
206+ */
207+ public <DV , SV , P extends PersistentProperty <P >, VCC extends ValueConversionContext <P >> PropertyValueConverter <DV , SV , VCC > getRequiredValueConverter (
208+ P property ) {
209+ 210+ PropertyValueConversions pvc = getPropertyValueConversions ();
211+ PropertyValueConverter <DV , SV , VCC > converter = pvc != null ? pvc .getValueConverter (property ) : null ;
212+ 213+ if (converter == null ) {
214+ throw new IllegalStateException ("No value converter registered for property %s" .formatted (property .getName ()));
215+ }
216+ 217+ return converter ;
191218 }
192219
193220 /**
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