public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { boolean b = true; Boolean bool = Boolean.valueOf(b); System.out.println("bool = " + bool); if (bool.equals(Boolean.TRUE)) { System.out.println("bool = " + bool); } String s = "false"; Boolean bools = Boolean.valueOf(s); System.out.println("bools = " + bools); String f = "abc"; Boolean abc = Boolean.valueOf(f); System.out.println("abc = " + abc); } }