// check for default value to be converted
if (m_defaultText != null && m_deserializerItem != null) {
// first load the class to handle conversion
IClass iclas = m_deserializerItem.getOwningClass();
Class clas = iclas.loadClass();
Exception ex = null;
boolean construct = false;
try {
if (clas == null) {
vctx.addError("Unable to load class " +