String getAsString(Object value);

    /**
     * Returns the value as an object.
     *
     * @param value
     *            the value
     * @return the value as an object
     */
    Object getAsObject(String value);

    /**
     * Returns {@literal true} if this converter can handle the specified type.
     *
     * @param clazz
     *            the type. Must not be {@literal null}

     */
    public SqlDateConverter(final String pattern) {
        assertArgumentNotEmpty("pattern", pattern);
        this.pattern = pattern;
    }

    @Override
    public Object getAsObject(final String value) {
        if (StringUtil.isEmpty(value)) {
            return null;
        }
        return DateConversionUtil.toSqlDate(value, pattern);
    }

    @Override

     */
    public DateConverter(final String pattern) {
        assertArgumentNotEmpty("pattern", pattern);
        this.pattern = pattern;
    }

    @Override
    public Object getAsObject(final String value) {
        if (isEmpty(value)) {
            return null;
        }
        return DateConversionUtil.toDate(value, pattern);
    }

    @Override

     */
    public TimeConverter(final String pattern) {
        assertArgumentNotEmpty("pattern", pattern);
        this.pattern = pattern;
    }

    @Override
    public Object getAsObject(final String value) {
        if (isEmpty(value)) {
            return null;
        }
        return TimeConversionUtil.toSqlTime(value, pattern);
    }

    @Override

     */
    public TimestampConverter(final String pattern) {
        assertArgumentNotEmpty("pattern", pattern);
        this.pattern = pattern;
    }

    @Override
    public Object getAsObject(final String value) {
        if (isEmpty(value)) {
            return null;
        }
        return TimestampConversionUtil.toSqlTimestamp(value, pattern);
    }

    @Override

     */
    public NumberConverter(final String pattern) {
        assertArgumentNotEmpty("pattern", pattern);
        this.pattern = pattern;
    }

    @Override
    public Object getAsObject(final String value) {
        if (StringUtil.isEmpty(value)) {
            return null;
        }
        try {
            return new DecimalFormat(pattern).parse(value);
        } catch (final ParseException e) {

    public void testGetAsObjectAndGetAsString() throws Exception {
        final TimestampConverter converter = new TimestampConverter("yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss");
        final java.sql.Timestamp result = (java.sql.Timestamp) converter.getAsObject("2008/12/31 12:34:56");
        System.out.println(result);
        assertThat(converter.getAsString(result), is("2008/12/31 12:34:56"));
    }

    /**
     * @throws Exception
     */
    @Test

     */
    @Test
    public void testGetAsObjectAndGetAsString() throws Exception {
        final SqlDateConverter converter = new SqlDateConverter("yyyy/MM/dd");
        final java.sql.Date result = (java.sql.Date) converter.getAsObject("2008/01/16");
        System.out.println(result);
        assertThat(converter.getAsString(result), is("2008/01/16"));
    }

    /**
     * @throws Exception
     */
    @Test

    /**
     * @throws Exception
     */
    @Test
    public void testGetAsObject() throws Exception {
        final NumberConverter converter = new NumberConverter("##0");
        assertThat(converter.getAsObject("100"), is((Object) Long.valueOf("100")));
    }

    /**
     * @throws Exception
     */
    @Test
    public void testGetAsString() throws Exception {

     */
    @Test
    public void testGetAsObjectAndGetAsString() throws Exception {
        final DateConverter converter = new DateConverter("yyyy/MM/dd");
        final Date result = (Date) converter.getAsObject("2008/01/16");
        System.out.println(result);
        assertThat(converter.getAsString(result), is("2008/01/16"));
    }

    /**
     * @throws Exception
     */
    @Test