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.
		res, ok := strToInt(strings.TrimSpace(string(x)))
		if !ok {
			return 0, errCastFailure("could not parse as int")
		}
		return res, nil