}

    /**
     * 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}.
     *

    }

    /**
     * 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 Date}
     */
    public static Date toDate(final Object src, final String pattern) {
        return toDate(src, pattern, LocaleUtil.getDefault());
    }

    /**
     * Converts an object to {@link Date}.
     *
     * @param src the source object
     * @param locale the locale (must not be {@literal null})
     * @return the converted {@link Date}
     */

     */
    protected IntegerConversionUtil() {
    }

    /**
     * Converts to {@link Integer}.
     *
     * @param o
     *            The object to convert
     * @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

    }

    /**
     * Converts to {@link Double}.
     *
     * @param o
     *            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

    }

    /**
     * Converts to {@link Byte}.
     *
     * @param o
     *            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

     */
    protected LongConversionUtil() {
    }

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

    }

    /**
     * Parses a sequence of XML elements and converts them to the appropriate array type.
     *
     * @param parser The XML parser
     * @return Converted array instance
     */
    private Object parseArray(final MXParser parser, final TypeLiteral<?> toType) throws Exception {
        // convert to a collection first then convert that into an array

     */
    void setValue(Object target, Object value);

    /**
     * Converts the value to the appropriate type if necessary based on the property type.
     *
     * @param <T>
     *            the converted type
     * @param value
     *            the value to be converted
     * @return the converted value
     */
    <T> T convertIfNeed(Object value);

    /**

                "Unknown q: " + query.getClass() + " => " + query);
    }

    /**
     * Converts a TermQuery to a QueryBuilder with the given boost value.
     *
     * @param context the query context
     * @param termQuery the term query to convert
     * @param boost the boost value to apply
     * @return the converted QueryBuilder
     */