* </p>
 * <p>
 * If the source object is a {@link Date}, {@link Calendar}, or {@link Timestamp}, the converted object is created using their millisecond value.
 * For other types, the converted object is created from the string representation of the source object.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * If no pattern is specified, the pattern used for conversion depends on the locale as follows:

 * </p>
 * <p>
 * If the source object is a {@link Date}, {@link Calendar}, or {@link java.sql.Date}, the converted object is created using the millisecond value of the source.
 * For other types, the converted object is created from the string representation of the source object.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * If no pattern is specified, the pattern used for conversion depends on the locale as follows:

    }

    /**
     * Converts the given object to a {@link Date}.
     *
     * @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}.
     *

     * @return The converted {@link Integer}
     */
    public static Integer toInteger(final Object o) {
        return toInteger(o, null);
    }

    /**
     * Converts to {@link Integer}.
     *
     * @param o
     *            The object to convert
     * @param pattern
     *            The pattern string
     * @return The converted {@link Integer}
     */

     *            The object to convert
     * @return The converted {@link Double}
     */
    public static Double toDouble(final Object o) {
        return toDouble(o, null);
    }

    /**
     * Converts to {@link Double}.
     *
     * @param o
     *            The object to convert
     * @param pattern
     *            The pattern string
     * @return The converted {@link Double}
     */

     * @return the converted {@link Long}
     */
    public static Long toLong(final Object o) {
        return toLong(o, null);
    }

    /**
     * Converts the given object to a {@link Long}.
     *
     * @param o
     *            the object to convert
     * @param pattern
     *            the pattern string
     * @return the converted {@link Long}
     */

     *            The object to convert
     * @return The converted {@link Byte}
     */
    public static Byte toByte(final Object o) {
        return toByte(o, null);
    }

    /**
     * Converts to {@link Byte}.
     *
     * @param o
     *            The object to convert
     * @param pattern
     *            The pattern string
     * @return The converted {@link Byte}
     */

     * @return The converted {@link Calendar}
     */
    public static Calendar toCalendar(final Object o) {
        return toCalendar(o, null);
    }

    /**
     * Converts to {@link Calendar}.
     *
     * @param o
     *            The object to convert
     * @param pattern
     *            The pattern string
     * @return The converted {@link Calendar}
     */

                        "price": 35.4,
                        "tax": 3.2,
                    },
                },
                "converted": {
                    "summary": "An example with converted data",
                    "description": "FastAPI can convert price `strings` to actual `numbers` automatically",
                    "value": {
                        "name": "Bar",

     *            The object to convert
     * @return The converted {@link Float}
     */
    public static Float toFloat(final Object o) {
        return toFloat(o, null);
    }

    /**
     * Converts to {@link Float}.
     *
     * @param o
     *            The object to convert
     * @param pattern
     *            The pattern string
     * @return The converted {@link Float}
     */