for (Annotation annotation : annotations) {
if (PodamFloatValue.class.isAssignableFrom(annotation.getClass())) {
PodamFloatValue floatStrategy = (PodamFloatValue) annotation;
String numValueStr = floatStrategy.numValue();
if (null != numValueStr && !"".equals(numValueStr)) {
try {
retValue = Float.valueOf(numValueStr);
} catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
String errMsg = THE_ANNOTATION_VALUE_STR