*/
    //    @Test
    //    public void testToDate_Null() throws Exception {
    //        assertThat(toDate(null, Locale.JAPAN), is(nullValue()));
    //    }

    /**
     * @throws Exception
     */
    @Test
    public void testToDate_EmptyString() throws Exception {
        assertThat(toDate("", Locale.JAPAN), is(nullValue()));
    }

    /**
     * @throws Exception
     */
    @Test

     */
    public static Date toDate(final Object src) {
        return toDate(src, null, LocaleUtil.getDefault());
    }

    /**
     * Converts an object to {@link Date}.
     *
     * @param src the source object
     * @param pattern the pattern string
     * @return the converted {@link Date}
     */
    public static Date toDate(final Object src, final String pattern) {

     *
     * @param src
     *            The source object to convert.
     * @return The converted {@link Date}.
     */
    public static Date toDate(final Object src) {
        return toDate(src, null, LocaleUtil.getDefault());
    }

    /**
     * Converts the given object to a {@link Date}.
     *
     * @param src
     *            The source object to convert.

     *
     * @param src
     *            The source object to convert.
     * @return The converted {@link Date}.
     */
    public static Date toDate(final Object src) {
        return toDate(src, null, LocaleUtil.getDefault());
    }

    /**
     * Converts the given object to a {@link Date}.
     *
     * @param src
     *            The source object to convert.

            try {
                return TimestampConversionUtil.toDate(arg);
            } catch (final ParseRuntimeException ex) {
                try {
                    return DateConversionUtil.toDate(arg);
                } catch (final ParseRuntimeException ex2) {
                    return TimeConversionUtil.toDate(arg);
                }
            }

        return new String[] { str };
    }

    protected LocalDateTime toLocalDateTime(Object value) {
        return DfTypeUtil.toLocalDateTime(value);
    }

    protected Date toDate(Object value) {
        return DfTypeUtil.toDate(value);
    }

    protected SearchHits getSearchHits(final SearchResponse response) {
        SearchHits hits = response.getHits();
        if (hits == null) {

        return new String[] { str };
    }

    protected LocalDateTime toLocalDateTime(Object value) {
        return DfTypeUtil.toLocalDateTime(value);
    }

    protected Date toDate(Object value) {
        return DfTypeUtil.toDate(value);
    }

    protected SearchHits getSearchHits(final SearchResponse response) {
        SearchHits hits = response.getHits();
        if (hits == null) {

        return new String[] { str };
    }

    protected LocalDateTime toLocalDateTime(Object value) {
        return DfTypeUtil.toLocalDateTime(value);
    }

    protected Date toDate(Object value) {
        return DfTypeUtil.toDate(value);
    }

    protected SearchHits getSearchHits(final SearchResponse response) {
        SearchHits hits = response.getHits();
        if (hits == null) {

Integer nullValue = IntegerConversionUtil.toInteger(null);     // Returns null
Boolean flag = BooleanConversionUtil.toBoolean("true");        // Returns true
Date date = DateConversionUtil.toDate("2023-12-25", "yyyy-MM-dd");

// Primitive conversions with default values
int primitiveInt = IntegerConversionUtil.toPrimitiveInt(value, "0");  // Default to 0 if null
```

### Collection Utilities with Java 21 Support