}

    /**
     * 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}.
     *

     */
    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

 * </ul>
 *
 * <p>Using a converter:
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>Convert one instance in the "forward" direction using {@code converter.convert(a)}.
 *   <li>Convert multiple instances "forward" using {@code converter.convertAll(as)}.
 *   <li>Convert in the "backward" direction using {@code converter.reverse().convert(b)} or {@code
 *       converter.reverse().convertAll(bs)}.

    }

    /**
     * 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

     * @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}
     */

     */
    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);

    /**

     * @return The converted {@link BigInteger}
     */
    public static BigInteger toBigInteger(final Object o) {
        return toBigInteger(o, null);
    }

    /**
     * Converts to {@link BigInteger}.
     *
     * @param o
     *            The object to convert
     * @param pattern
     *            The pattern string
     * @return The converted {@link BigInteger}
     */

     */
    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