String string 
                                = (String) resultSet.getObject(column);
                            try {
                                Number value = Double.valueOf(string);
                                if (this.transpose) {
                                    setValue(value, columnKey, rowKey);
                                }
                                else {
                                    setValue(value, rowKey, columnKey);
                                }
                            }
                            catch (NumberFormatException e) {
                                // suppress (value defaults to null)
                            }
                            break;