*/
public class FloatConversionUtilTest extends TestCase {

    /**
     * @throws Exception
     */
    public void testToFloat() throws Exception {
        assertEquals(Float.valueOf("1000.5"), FloatConversionUtil.toFloat("1,000.5"));
    }

    /**
     * @throws Exception
     */
    public void testToPrimitiveFloat() throws Exception {
        assertEquals(1000.5, FloatConversionUtil.toPrimitiveFloat("1,000.5"), 0);
    }

     */
    public static Float toFloat(final Object o) {
        return toFloat(o, null);
    }

    /**
     * Converts to {@link Float}.
     *
     * @param o
     *            The object to convert
     * @param pattern
     *            The pattern string
     * @return The converted {@link Float}
     */
    public static Float toFloat(final Object o, final String pattern) {

            return DoubleConversionUtil.toDouble(o);
        } else if (type == Long.class) {
            return LongConversionUtil.toLong(o);
        } else if (type == Float.class) {
            return FloatConversionUtil.toFloat(o);
        } else if (type == Short.class) {
            return ShortConversionUtil.toShort(o);
        } else if (type == BigInteger.class) {
            return BigIntegerConversionUtil.toBigInteger(o);

        try {
            final RESULT result = entityType.newInstance();
            result.setBoost(DfTypeUtil.toFloat(source.get("boost")));
            result.setCreatedBy(DfTypeUtil.toString(source.get("createdBy")));
            result.setCreatedTime(DfTypeUtil.toLong(source.get("createdTime")));