return (converter.convert(clazz, value, pattern));
    }

    /**
     * Convert an array of specified values to an array of objects of the
     * specified class (if possible) using the convertion pattern.
     *
     * @param values Value to be converted (may be null)
     * @param clazz Java array or element class to be converted to
     * @param pattern The convertion pattern
     * @return the converted value
     *
     * @throws org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException if thrown by an
     * underlying Converter
     */
    public Object convert(String[] values, Class clazz, String pattern) {

        return convert(values, clazz, getDefaultLocale(), pattern);
    }

   /**
    * Convert an array of specified values to an array of objects of the
    * specified class (if possible) .
    *
    * @param values Value to be converted (may be null)
    * @param clazz Java array or element class to be converted to
    * @return the converted value
    *
     * @throws org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException if thrown by an
     * underlying Converter
    */
   public Object convert(String[] values, Class clazz) {

       return convert(values, clazz, getDefaultLocale(), null);
   }

    /**
     * Convert an array of specified values to an array of objects of the
     * specified class (if possible) using the convertion pattern.
     *
     * @param values Value to be converted (may be null)
     * @param clazz Java array or element class to be converted to
     * @param locale The locale
     * @param pattern The convertion pattern
     * @return the converted value
     *
     * @throws org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException if thrown by an
     * underlying Converter
     */
    public Object convert(String[] values, Class clazz, Locale locale, String pattern) {

        Class type = clazz;
        if (clazz.isArray()) {
            type = clazz.getComponentType();
        }
        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
            log.debug("Convert String[" + values.length + "] to class " +
                    type.getName() + "[] using " + locale +
                    " locale and " + pattern + " pattern");
        }

        Object array = Array.newInstance(type, values.length);
        for (int i = 0; i < values.length; i++) {
            Array.set(array, i, convert(values[i], type, locale, pattern));
        }

        return (array);
    }

    /**
     * Register a custom {@link LocaleConverter} for the specified destination
     * <code>Class</code>, replacing any previously registered converter.
     *
     * @param converter The LocaleConverter to be registered
     * @param clazz The Destination class for conversions performed by this
     *  Converter
     * @param locale The locale
     */
    public void register(LocaleConverter converter, Class clazz, Locale locale) {

        lookup(locale).put(clazz, converter);
    }

    /**
     * Remove any registered {@link LocaleConverter}.
     */
    public void deregister() {

        FastHashMap defaultConverter = lookup(defaultLocale);

        mapConverters.setFast(false);

        mapConverters.clear();
        mapConverters.put(defaultLocale, defaultConverter);

        mapConverters.setFast(true);
    }


    /**
     * Remove any registered {@link LocaleConverter} for the specified locale
     *
     * @param locale The locale
     */
    public void deregister(Locale locale) {

        mapConverters.remove(locale);
    }


    /**
     * Remove any registered {@link LocaleConverter} for the specified locale and Class.
     *
     * @param clazz Class for which to remove a registered Converter
     * @param locale The locale
     */
    public void deregister(Class clazz, Locale locale) {

        lookup(locale).remove(clazz);
    }

    /**
     * Look up and return any registered {@link LocaleConverter} for the specified
     * destination class and locale; if there is no registered Converter, return
     * <code>null</code>.
     *
     * @param clazz Class for which to return a registered Converter
     * @param locale The Locale
     * @return The registered locale Converter, if any
     */
    public LocaleConverter lookup(Class clazz, Locale locale) {

        LocaleConverter converter = (LocaleConverter) lookup(locale).get(clazz);
        
        if (log.isTraceEnabled()) {
            log.trace("LocaleConverter:" + converter);
        }
        
        return converter;
    }

    /**
     * Look up and return any registered FastHashMap instance for the specified locale;
     * if there is no registered one, return <code>null</code>.
     *
     * @param locale The Locale
     * @return The FastHashMap instance contains the all {@link LocaleConverter} types for
     *  the specified locale.
     * @deprecated This method will be modified to return a Map in the next release.
     */
    protected FastHashMap lookup(Locale locale) {
        FastHashMap localeConverters;

        if (locale == null) {
            localeConverters = (FastHashMap) mapConverters.get(defaultLocale);
        }
        else {
            localeConverters = (FastHashMap) mapConverters.get(locale);

            if (localeConverters == null) {
                localeConverters = create(locale);
                mapConverters.put(locale, localeConverters);
            }
        }

        return localeConverters;
    }

    /**
     *  Create all {@link LocaleConverter} types for specified locale.
     *
     * @param locale The Locale
     * @return The FastHashMap instance contains the all {@link LocaleConverter} types
     *  for the specified locale.
     * @deprecated This method will be modified to return a Map in the next release.
     */
    protected FastHashMap create(Locale locale) {

        FastHashMap converter = new DelegateFastHashMap(BeanUtils.createCache());
        converter.setFast(false);

        converter.put(BigDecimal.class, new BigDecimalLocaleConverter(locale, applyLocalized));
        converter.put(BigInteger.class, new BigIntegerLocaleConverter(locale, applyLocalized));

        converter.put(Byte.class, new ByteLocaleConverter(locale, applyLocalized));
        converter.put(Byte.TYPE, new ByteLocaleConverter(locale, applyLocalized));

        converter.put(Double.class, new DoubleLocaleConverter(locale, applyLocalized));
        converter.put(Double.TYPE, new DoubleLocaleConverter(locale, applyLocalized));

        converter.put(Float.class, new FloatLocaleConverter(locale, applyLocalized));
        converter.put(Float.TYPE, new FloatLocaleConverter(locale, applyLocalized));

        converter.put(Integer.class, new IntegerLocaleConverter(locale, applyLocalized));
        converter.put(Integer.TYPE, new IntegerLocaleConverter(locale, applyLocalized));

        converter.put(Long.class, new LongLocaleConverter(locale, applyLocalized));
        converter.put(Long.TYPE, new LongLocaleConverter(locale, applyLocalized));

        converter.put(Short.class, new ShortLocaleConverter(locale, applyLocalized));
        converter.put(Short.TYPE, new ShortLocaleConverter(locale, applyLocalized));

        converter.put(String.class, new StringLocaleConverter(locale, applyLocalized));

        // conversion format patterns of java.sql.* types should correspond to default
        // behaviour of toString and valueOf methods of these classes
        converter.put(java.sql.Date.class, new SqlDateLocaleConverter(locale, "yyyy-MM-dd"));
        converter.put(java.sql.Time.class, new SqlTimeLocaleConverter(locale, "HH:mm:ss"));
        converter.put( java.sql.Timestamp.class,
                       new SqlTimestampLocaleConverter(locale, "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.S")
                     );

        converter.setFast(true);

        return converter;
    }

    /**
     * FastHashMap implementation that uses WeakReferences to overcome
     * memory leak problems.
     *
     * This is a hack to retain binary compatibility with previous
     * releases (where FastHashMap is exposed in the API), but
     * use WeakHashMap to resolve memory leaks.
     */
    private static class DelegateFastHashMap extends FastHashMap {

        private final Map map;

        private DelegateFastHashMap(Map map) {
            this.map = map;
        }
        public void clear() {
            map.clear();
        }
        public boolean containsKey(Object key) {
            return map.containsKey(key);
        }
        public boolean containsValue(Object value) {
            return map.containsValue(value);
        }
        public Set entrySet() {
            return map.entrySet();
        }
        public boolean equals(Object o) {
            return map.equals(o);
        }
        public Object get(Object key) {
            return map.get(key);
        }
        public int hashCode() {
            return map.hashCode();
        }
        public boolean isEmpty() {
            return map.isEmpty();
        }
        public Set keySet() {
            return map.keySet();
        }
        public Object put(Object key, Object value) {
            return map.put(key, value);
        }
        public void putAll(Map m) {
            map.putAll(m);
        }
        public Object remove(Object key) {
            return map.remove(key);
        }
        public int size() {
            return map.size();
        }
        public Collection values() {
            return map.values();
        }
        public boolean getFast() {
            return BeanUtils.getCacheFast(map);
        }
        public void setFast(boolean fast) {
            BeanUtils.setCacheFast(map, fast);
        }
    }
}