fieldValue := reflect.New(field.FieldType)

	if dbValue != nil {
		var bytesValue []byte
		switch v := dbValue.(type) {
		case []byte:
			bytesValue = v
		default:
			return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal gob value: %#v", dbValue)
		}
		if len(bytesValue) > 0 {
			decoder := gob.NewDecoder(bytes.NewBuffer(bytesValue))
			err = decoder.Decode(fieldValue.Interface())
		}
	}

    assertEquals(false, Defaults.defaultValue(boolean.class).booleanValue());
    assertEquals('\0', Defaults.defaultValue(char.class).charValue());
    assertEquals(0, Defaults.defaultValue(byte.class).byteValue());
    assertEquals(0, Defaults.defaultValue(short.class).shortValue());
    assertEquals(0, Defaults.defaultValue(int.class).intValue());
    assertEquals(0, Defaults.defaultValue(long.class).longValue());

  }

  /**
   * Returns an array containing each value of {@code collection}, converted to a {@code byte} value
   * in the manner of {@link Number#byteValue}.
   *
   * <p>Elements are copied from the argument collection as if by {@code collection.toArray()}.
   * Calling this method is as thread-safe as calling that method.
   *

</pre>

<p>
All other sequences starting with a backslash are illegal inside rune literals.
</p>
<pre class="ebnf">
rune_lit         = "'" ( unicode_value | byte_value ) "'" .
unicode_value    = unicode_char | little_u_value | big_u_value | escaped_char .
byte_value       = octal_byte_value | hex_byte_value .
octal_byte_value = `\` octal_digit octal_digit octal_digit .
hex_byte_value   = `\` "x" hex_digit hex_digit .

</pre>

<p>
An unrecognized character following a backslash in a rune literal is illegal.
</p>

<pre class="ebnf">
rune_lit         = "'" ( unicode_value | byte_value ) "'" .
unicode_value    = unicode_char | little_u_value | big_u_value | escaped_char .
byte_value       = octal_byte_value | hex_byte_value .
octal_byte_value = `\` octal_digit octal_digit octal_digit .
hex_byte_value   = `\` "x" hex_digit hex_digit .