Here you can find the source of toBoolean(Object o)
public static Boolean toBoolean(Object o)
//package com.java2s; /*/*w ww . j a v a2 s . c o m*/ * Copyright 2004-2013 the Seasar Foundation and the Others. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, * either express or implied. See the License for the specific language * governing permissions and limitations under the License. */ public class Main { public static Boolean toBoolean(Object o) { if (o == null) { return null; } else if (o instanceof Boolean) { return (Boolean) o; } else if (o instanceof Number) { int num = ((Number) o).intValue(); return Boolean.valueOf(num != 0); } else if (o instanceof String) { String s = (String) o; if ("true".equalsIgnoreCase(s)) { return Boolean.TRUE; } else if ("false".equalsIgnoreCase(s)) { return Boolean.FALSE; } else if (s.equals("0")) { return Boolean.FALSE; } else { return Boolean.TRUE; } } else { return Boolean.TRUE; } } }