|| parseFloat(this.container.getAttribute(`${this.pfx}-startDelay`)) || 600;
        this.originalTypeDelay = this.typeDelay = options.typeDelay
            || parseFloat(this.container.getAttribute(`${this.pfx}-typeDelay`)) || 90;
        this.originalLineDelay = this.lineDelay = options.lineDelay
            || parseFloat(this.container.getAttribute(`${this.pfx}-lineDelay`)) || 1500;

   *
   * <p>Unlike {@link Float#parseFloat(String)}, this method returns {@code null} instead of
   * throwing an exception if parsing fails. Valid inputs are exactly those accepted by {@link
   * Float#valueOf(String)}, except that leading and trailing whitespace is not permitted.
   *
   * <p>This implementation is likely to be faster than {@code Float.parseFloat} if many failures
   * are expected.
   *

     * @return The setting value as a float.
     */
    public float getAsFloat(final String key, final float defaultValue) {
        return getAs(key, defaultValue, Float::parseFloat);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves a setting value as a boolean.
     * @param key The key of the setting.
     * @param defaultValue The default value if the setting is not found.

        } else if (o instanceof String) {
            return toPrimitiveFloat((String) o);
        } else if (o instanceof java.util.Date) {
            if (pattern != null) {
                return Float.parseFloat(new SimpleDateFormat(pattern).format(o));
            }
            return ((java.util.Date) o).getTime();
        } else {
            return toPrimitiveFloat(o.toString());
        }
    }

	case float64:
		return x, nil
	case int64:
		return float64(x), nil
	case string:
		f, err := strconv.ParseFloat(strings.TrimSpace(x), 64)
		if err != nil {
			return 0, errCastFailure("could not parse as float")
		}
		return f, nil
	case []byte:
		f, err := strconv.ParseFloat(strings.TrimSpace(string(x)), 64)
		if err != nil {
			return 0, errCastFailure("could not parse as float")
		}

        }
        if (value instanceof Double) {
            return ((Double) value).floatValue();
        }
        if (value != null) {
            try {
                return Float.parseFloat(value.toString());
            } catch (final NumberFormatException e) {
                logger.warn("Failed to parse boost value: expression={}, value={}", boostExpression, value, e);
                return 0.0f;

            if (elevateWord != null && boost != null && readings != null && fields != null) {
                elevateWords[i] =
                        new ElevateWord(elevateWord.toString(), Float.parseFloat(boost.toString()), readings, fields, tags, roles);
            }
        }
        return elevateWords;
    }

    /**
     * Add an elevate word.
     * @param elevateWord Elevate word
     */

            return boost.toString();
        }
        return null;
    }

    public void setBoostValue(final String value) {
        if (value != null) {
            try {
                boost = Float.parseFloat(value);
            } catch (final Exception e) {
                if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    logger.debug("Invalid boost value, keeping current: value={}, error={}", value, e.getMessage());

            return boost.toString();
        }
        return null;
    }

    public void setBoostValue(final String value) {
        if (value != null) {
            try {
                boost = Float.parseFloat(value);
            } catch (final Exception e) {
                if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    logger.debug("Invalid boost value, keeping current: value={}, error={}", value, e.getMessage());

                        elevateWord.setReading(reading);
                        elevateWord.setPermissions(permissions);
                        elevateWord.setBoost(StringUtil.isBlank(boost) ? 1.0f : Float.parseFloat(boost));
                        elevateWord.setCreatedBy(Constants.SYSTEM_USER);
                        elevateWord.setCreatedTime(now);
                        elevateWordBhv.insert(elevateWord);