public static function castValueToDataType($value, $type)
    {
        switch ($type) {
            case Property::DATA_TYPE_FLOAT:
                return empty($value) ? null : (float) $value;
                break;

            case Property::DATA_TYPE_BOOLEAN:
                return empty($value) ? null : (bool) $value;
                break;

            case Property::DATA_TYPE_INTEGER:
                return empty($value) ? null : (int) $value;
                break;

            default:
                return $value;
                break;
        }
    }