Java Boolean From toBoolean(Object obj)

Description

to Boolean

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static boolean toBoolean(Object obj) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from   w  w  w . ja v a  2  s . co  m*/
 * Swift Parallel Scripting Language (http://swift-lang.org)
 * Code from Java CoG Kit Project (see notice below) with modifications.
 *
 * Copyright 2005-2014 University of Chicago
 *
 * 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
 *
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 *
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 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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public class Main {
    public static boolean toBoolean(Object obj) {
        try {
            if (obj instanceof String) {
                if (obj.equals("true") || obj.equals("yes")) {
                    return true;
                }
                return false;
            } else if (obj instanceof Integer) {
                return ((Integer) obj).intValue() == 1;
            } else if (obj instanceof Boolean) {
                return ((Boolean) obj).booleanValue();
            } else {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Could not convert value to boolean: " + obj);
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Could not convert value to boolean: " + obj, e);
        }
    }
}

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