*/
    public static BigInteger toBigInteger(final Object o) {
        return toBigInteger(o, null);
    }

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

public class BigIntegerConversionUtilTest extends TestCase {

    /**
     * @throws Exception
     */
    public void testToBigIntegerForEmptyString() throws Exception {
        assertNull(BigIntegerConversionUtil.toBigInteger(""));
    }

        } else if (type == Short.class) {
            return ShortConversionUtil.toShort(o);
        } else if (type == BigInteger.class) {
            return BigIntegerConversionUtil.toBigInteger(o);
        } else if (type == Byte.class) {
            return ByteConversionUtil.toByte(o);
        }
        return o;
    }

    /**