Bug 153374 Parse method in ReportParamterConverter convert float type to double type
Description: Parse method in ReportParamterConverter convert float type to double type Steps to reproduce: 1. use parse() to convert a string to float type String var1="3.5"; converter.parse( float1,IScalarParameterDefn.TYPE_FLOAT ); Expected result: parse method returns a Float instance Actual result: returned a Double instance despite that I&#12288;defined TYPE_FLOAT
engine/org.eclipse.birt.report.engine/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/engine/api/ReportParameterConverter.java
{
						parameterValueObj = reportParameterValue;
					}
					break;
				}
				
				case IScalarParameterDefn.TYPE_DATE_TIME:
				{
					DateFormatter df = new DateFormatter( locale );
					
					if ( format != null )
					{
						df.applyPattern( format );
					}
	
					try
					{
						parameterValueObj = df.parse( reportParameterValue );
					}
					catch ( ParseException e )
					{
						df.applyPattern( "Short Date" );
						
						try
						{
							parameterValueObj = df.parse( reportParameterValue );
						}
						catch ( ParseException ex )
						{
							df.applyPattern( "Medium Time" );