for (Annotation annotation : annotations) {
if (PodamShortValue.class.isAssignableFrom(annotation.getClass())) {
PodamShortValue shortStrategy = (PodamShortValue) annotation;
String numValueStr = shortStrategy.numValue();
if (null != numValueStr && !"".equals(numValueStr)) {
try {
retValue = Short.valueOf(numValueStr);
} catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
String errMsg = "The precise value: "