return (T) list;
            }

            if (((String[]) value).length == 0) {
                return null;
            }

            return convertObj(((String[]) value)[0], clazz);
        }

        return convertObj(value, clazz);
    }

    /**
     * Converts an object to the specified type.
     * Supports conversion to String, Date, Long, Integer, Double, Float, and Boolean types.

            try {
                final Object paramValue = initParamMap.get(key);
                if (paramValue == null) {
                    return defaultValue;
                }

                return convertObj(paramValue, clazz);
            } catch (final Exception e) {
                logger.warn("Could not load init parameters: " + key + " from " + initParamMap, e);
            }
        }
        return defaultValue;