shell/console/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/gogo/commands/converter/DefaultConverter.java [192:258]:
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            } else if (value.length() == 1) {
                return value.charAt(0);
            } else {
                throw new Exception("Invalid value for character type: " + value);
            }
        } else if (Byte.class == toType) {
            return Byte.valueOf(value);
        } else if (Enum.class.isAssignableFrom(toType)) {
            return Enum.valueOf((Class<Enum>) toType, value);
        } else {
            return createObject(value, toType);
        }
    }

    private static Object createObject(String value, Class type) throws Exception {
        if (type.isInterface() || Modifier.isAbstract(type.getModifiers())) {
            throw new Exception("Unable to convert value " + value + " to type " + type + ". Type " + type + " is an interface or an abstract class");
        }
        Constructor constructor = null;
        try {
            constructor = type.getConstructor(String.class);
        } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
            throw new RuntimeException("Unable to convert to " + type);
        }
        try {
            return constructor.newInstance(value);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new Exception("Unable to convert ", getRealCause(e));
        }
    }

    private static Throwable getRealCause(Throwable t) {
        if (t instanceof InvocationTargetException && t.getCause() != null) {
            return t.getCause();
        }
        return t;
    }

    private Object convertToCollection(Object obj, ReifiedType type) throws Exception {
        ReifiedType valueType = type.getActualTypeArgument(0);
        Collection newCol = (Collection) getCollection(toClass(type)).newInstance();
        if (obj.getClass().isArray()) {
            for (int i = 0; i < Array.getLength(obj); i++) {
                try {
                    newCol.add(convert(Array.get(obj, i), valueType));
                } catch (Exception t) {
                    throw new Exception("Unable to convert from " + obj + " to " + type + "(error converting array element)", t);
                }
            }
        } else {
            for (Object item : (Collection) obj) {
                try {
                    newCol.add(convert(item, valueType));
                } catch (Exception t) {
                    throw new Exception("Unable to convert from " + obj + " to " + type + "(error converting collection entry)", t);
                }
            }
        }
        return newCol;
    }

    private Object convertToDictionary(Object obj, ReifiedType type) throws Exception {
        ReifiedType keyType = type.getActualTypeArgument(0);
        ReifiedType valueType = type.getActualTypeArgument(1);
        Dictionary newDic = new Hashtable();
        if (obj instanceof Dictionary) {
            Dictionary dic = (Dictionary) obj;
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shell/console/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/shell/commands/converter/DefaultConverter.java [193:259]:
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            } else if (value.length() == 1) {
                return value.charAt(0);
            } else {
                throw new Exception("Invalid value for character type: " + value);
            }
        } else if (Byte.class == toType) {
            return Byte.valueOf(value);
        } else if (Enum.class.isAssignableFrom(toType)) {
            return Enum.valueOf((Class<Enum>) toType, value);
        } else {
            return createObject(value, toType);
        }
    }

    private static Object createObject(String value, Class type) throws Exception {
        if (type.isInterface() || Modifier.isAbstract(type.getModifiers())) {
            throw new Exception("Unable to convert value " + value + " to type " + type + ". Type " + type + " is an interface or an abstract class");
        }
        Constructor constructor = null;
        try {
            constructor = type.getConstructor(String.class);
        } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
            throw new RuntimeException("Unable to convert to " + type);
        }
        try {
            return constructor.newInstance(value);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new Exception("Unable to convert ", getRealCause(e));
        }
    }

    private static Throwable getRealCause(Throwable t) {
        if (t instanceof InvocationTargetException && t.getCause() != null) {
            return t.getCause();
        }
        return t;
    }

    private Object convertToCollection(Object obj, ReifiedType type) throws Exception {
        ReifiedType valueType = type.getActualTypeArgument(0);
        Collection newCol = (Collection) getCollection(toClass(type)).newInstance();
        if (obj.getClass().isArray()) {
            for (int i = 0; i < Array.getLength(obj); i++) {
                try {
                    newCol.add(convert(Array.get(obj, i), valueType));
                } catch (Exception t) {
                    throw new Exception("Unable to convert from " + obj + " to " + type + "(error converting array element)", t);
                }
            }
        } else {
            for (Object item : (Collection) obj) {
                try {
                    newCol.add(convert(item, valueType));
                } catch (Exception t) {
                    throw new Exception("Unable to convert from " + obj + " to " + type + "(error converting collection entry)", t);
                }
            }
        }
        return newCol;
    }

    private Object convertToDictionary(Object obj, ReifiedType type) throws Exception {
        ReifiedType keyType = type.getActualTypeArgument(0);
        ReifiedType valueType = type.getActualTypeArgument(1);
        Dictionary newDic = new Hashtable();
        if (obj instanceof Dictionary) {
            Dictionary dic = (Dictionary) obj;
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