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16   */
17  
18  package org.apache.commons.math.util;
19  
20  import java.io.Serializable;
21  
22  import org.apache.commons.math.MathException;
23  
24  /**
25   * A Default NumberTransformer for java.lang.Numbers and Numeric Strings. This 
26   * provides some simple conversion capabilities to turn any java/lang.Number 
27   * into a primitive double or to turn a String representation of a Number into 
28   * a double.
29   *
30   * @version $Revision: 506600 $ $Date: 2007-02-12 12:35:59 -0700 (Mon, 12 Feb 2007) $
31   */
32  public class DefaultTransformer implements NumberTransformer, Serializable {
33      
34      /** Serializable version identifier */
35      private static final long serialVersionUID = 4019938025047800455L;
36      
37      /**
38       * @param o  the object that gets transformed.
39       * @return a double primitive representation of the Object o.
40       * @throws org.apache.commons.math.MathException If it cannot successfully 
41       * be transformed or is null.
42       * @see org.apache.commons.collections.Transformer#transform(java.lang.Object)
43       */
44      public double transform(Object o) throws MathException{
45  
46          if (o == null) {
47              throw new MathException("Conversion Exception in Transformation, Object is null", new Object[0]);
48          }
49  
50          if (o instanceof Number) {
51              return ((Number)o).doubleValue();
52          }
53              
54          try {
55              return new Double(o.toString()).doubleValue();
56          } catch (Exception e) {
57              throw new MathException("Conversion Exception in Transformation: {0}",
58                                      new Object[] { e.getMessage() }, e);
59          }
60      }
61  }