Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import android.text.TextUtils; public class Main { public static boolean obj2Bool(Object obj) { if (obj == null) return false; return str2Bool(obj.toString(), false); } public static boolean str2Bool(String obj, Boolean defValue) { try { if (TextUtils.isEmpty(obj)) return defValue; return Boolean.parseBoolean(obj); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return defValue; } }