// needed.
		// String might contain trimming spaces, which
		// needs to be trimmed.
		res, ok := strToInt(strings.TrimSpace(x))
		if !ok {
			return 0, errCastFailure("could not parse as int")
		}
		return res, nil
	case []byte:
		// Parse as number, truncate floating point if
		// needed.
		// String might contain trimming spaces, which
		// needs to be trimmed.

 *   <li><strong>Root Attribute</strong>: Adds {@code root="true"} attribute to root project</li>
 *   <li><strong>Parent Element Trimming</strong>:
 *     <ul>
 *       <li>Removes parent {@code <groupId>} when child has no explicit groupId</li>
 *       <li>Removes parent {@code <version>} when child has no explicit version</li>

        Element parentElement = root.child(PARENT).orElse(null);
        if (parentElement == null) {
            return false;
        }

        // Apply full inference (parent element trimming based on relativePath)
        return trimParentElementFull(context, root, parentElement, pomMap);
    }

    /**
     * Applies dependency-related inference optimizations.