shell/console/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/shell/commands/converter/DefaultConverter.java [69:97]:
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    public Object convert(Object fromValue, ReifiedType type) throws Exception {
        // Discard null values
        if (fromValue == null) {
            return null;
        }
        // If the object is an instance of the type, just return it
        if (isAssignable(fromValue, type)) {
            return fromValue;
        }
        Object value = convertWithConverters(fromValue, type);
        if (value == null) {
            if (fromValue instanceof Number && Number.class.isAssignableFrom(unwrap(toClass(type)))) {
                return convertToNumber((Number) fromValue, toClass(type));
            } else if (fromValue instanceof String) {
                return convertFromString((String) fromValue, toClass(type), loader);
            } else if (toClass(type).isArray() && (fromValue instanceof Collection || fromValue.getClass().isArray())) {
                return convertToArray(fromValue, type);
            } else if (Map.class.isAssignableFrom(toClass(type)) && (fromValue instanceof Map || fromValue instanceof Dictionary)) {
                return convertToMap(fromValue, type);
            } else if (Dictionary.class.isAssignableFrom(toClass(type)) && (fromValue instanceof Map || fromValue instanceof Dictionary)) {
                return convertToDictionary(fromValue, type);
            } else if (Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(toClass(type)) && (fromValue instanceof Collection || fromValue.getClass().isArray())) {
                return convertToCollection(fromValue, type);
            } else {
                throw new Exception("Unable to convert value " + fromValue + " to type " + type);
            }
        }
        return value;
    }
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shell/console/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/gogo/commands/converter/DefaultConverter.java [68:96]:
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    public Object convert(Object fromValue, ReifiedType type) throws Exception {
        // Discard null values
        if (fromValue == null) {
            return null;
        }
        // If the object is an instance of the type, just return it
        if (isAssignable(fromValue, type)) {
            return fromValue;
        }
        Object value = convertWithConverters(fromValue, type);
        if (value == null) {
            if (fromValue instanceof Number && Number.class.isAssignableFrom(unwrap(toClass(type)))) {
                return convertToNumber((Number) fromValue, toClass(type));
            } else if (fromValue instanceof String) {
                return convertFromString((String) fromValue, toClass(type), loader);
            } else if (toClass(type).isArray() && (fromValue instanceof Collection || fromValue.getClass().isArray())) {
                return convertToArray(fromValue, type);
            } else if (Map.class.isAssignableFrom(toClass(type)) && (fromValue instanceof Map || fromValue instanceof Dictionary)) {
                return convertToMap(fromValue, type);
            } else if (Dictionary.class.isAssignableFrom(toClass(type)) && (fromValue instanceof Map || fromValue instanceof Dictionary)) {
                return convertToDictionary(fromValue, type);
            } else if (Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(toClass(type)) && (fromValue instanceof Collection || fromValue.getClass().isArray())) {
                return convertToCollection(fromValue, type);
            } else {
                throw new Exception("Unable to convert value " + fromValue + " to type " + type);
            }
        }
        return value;
    }
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