Here you can find the source of toDouble(Object value)
public static Double toDouble(Object value)
//package com.java2s; /**//from w w w . ja v a2 s .c o m * Copyright 2008-2015 Qualogy Solutions B.V. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ public class Main { public static Double toDouble(Object value) { return toDouble(value, null); } public static Double toDouble(Object value, Double defaultValue) { if (value instanceof Double) { return (Double) value; } if (value instanceof Number) { return ((Number) value).doubleValue(); } try { return Double.parseDouble(toString(value, null)); } catch (Exception e) { } return defaultValue; } public static String toString(Object value, String defaultValue) { if (value instanceof String) { return (String) value; } if (value != null) { return value.toString(); } return defaultValue; } }