Java Boolean From toBoolean(Object value)

Description

Tries to convert the given object value to Boolean .

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
value	any kind of object

Return

true if object can be mapped to true value; otherwise false.

Declaration

public static Boolean toBoolean(Object value) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from   w  w  w  . j av  a  2s . com
 * This program is part of the OpenLMIS logistics management information system platform software.
 * Copyright ? 2017 VillageReach
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
 * of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either
 * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 * ?
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
 * without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.?
 * See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of
 * the GNU Affero General Public License along with this program. If not, see
 * http://www.gnu.org/licenses. ?For additional information contact info@OpenLMIS.org.?
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Tries to convert the given object value to {@link Boolean}.
     *
     * @param value any kind of object
     * @return true if object can be mapped to true value; otherwise false.
     */
    public static Boolean toBoolean(Object value) {
        if (value instanceof Boolean) {
            return (Boolean) value;
        }

        if (value instanceof String) {
            return Boolean.parseBoolean((String) value);
        }

        if (value instanceof Number) {
            return ((Number) value).longValue() > 0;
        }

        return false;
    }
}

Related

1. toBoolean(Object value)
2. toBoolean(Object value)
3. toBoolean(Object value)
4. toBoolean(Object value)
5. toBoolean(Object value)
6. toBoolean(Object value)
7. toBoolean(Object value, Boolean defaultValue)
8. toBoolean(Object value, boolean defaultValue)
9. toBoolean(String baseString)