def METHOD_NAME(expectedValue):
    # the expected value is always string. Do a string preparation
    expectedValue = removeQuotes(expectedValue)
    # in case of boolean value string
    if expectedValue == "true":
        expectedValue = True
    elif expectedValue == "false":
        expectedValue = False
    elif expectedValue == "null":
        expectedValue = None
    # in case of numeric string
    elif is_numeric(expectedValue):
        expectedValue = toNumeric(expectedValue)
    return expectedValue