*/
    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

     */
    protected DoubleConversionUtil() {
    }

    /**
     * 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

     */
    protected ByteConversionUtil() {
    }

    /**
     * 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

    }

    /**
     * Converts an object to {@link Date}.
     *
     * @param src the source object
     * @return the converted {@link Date}
     */
    public static Date toDate(final Object src) {
        return toDate(src, null, LocaleUtil.getDefault());
    }

    /**
     * Converts an object to {@link Date}.
     *
     * @param src the source object

## Deployment Concepts { #deployment-concepts }

Here you saw how to use multiple **workers** to **parallelize** the execution of the application, take advantage of **multiple cores** in the CPU, and be able to serve **more requests**.

     */
    protected ShortConversionUtil() {
    }

    /**
     * Converts to {@link Short}.
     *
     * @param o
     *            The object to convert
     * @return The converted {@link Short}
     */
    public static Short toShort(final Object o) {
        return toShort(o, null);
    }

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

     */
    protected FloatConversionUtil() {
    }

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

     */
    public static String toHexString(final int val, final int size) {
        final char[] c = new char[size];
        toHexChars(val, c, 0, size);
        return new String(c);
    }

    /**
     * Converts a long value to a hexadecimal string representation with specified padding.
     *
     * @param val the long value to convert to hexadecimal

of the GNU Lesser General Public License from time to time. Such new
versions will be similar in spirit to the present version, but may
differ in detail to address new problems or concerns.

  Each version is given a distinguishing version number. If the
Library as you received it specifies that a certain numbered version
of the GNU Lesser General Public License "or any later version"

     */
    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