code: public Byte getByte(String name) {
          Object o = get(name);
          if (o instanceof Number) {
              return ((Number)o).byteValue();
          }
  
          if (o != null) {
              try {
                  String string = o.toString();
                  if (string != null && string.length() > 0) {
                      return Byte.parseByte(string);
                  }
              }
              catch (NumberFormatException e) {}
          }
          return null;
      }
docs: Helper method for obtaining integer value from parameter
  @param name The name of the parameter
  @return The integer value or null if there isn't one