Java Boolean From toBoolean(String text)

Description

Parses a JSON formatted boolean from text.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
text	the text to parse

Exception

Parameter	Description
IllegalArgumentException	if the text is not a valid boolean

Return

the parsed

Declaration

public static Boolean toBoolean(String text) throws IllegalArgumentException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from   ww  w  .  j a  v a2 s  .c om
 * Copyright 2012 Kevin Seim
 * 
 * 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 {
    /**
     * Parses a JSON formatted boolean from text.
     * @param text the text to parse
     * @return the parsed {@link Boolean}
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the text is not a valid boolean
     */
    public static Boolean toBoolean(String text) throws IllegalArgumentException {
        if (text == null) {
            return null;
        } else if ("true".equals(text)) {
            return Boolean.TRUE;
        } else if ("false".equals(text)) {
            return Boolean.FALSE;
        } else {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot parse '" + text + "' into JSON boolean");
        }
    }
}

Related

1. toBoolean(String str)
2. toBoolean(String str)
3. toBoolean(String string)
4. toBoolean(String string)
5. toBoolean(String string, boolean defaultValue)
6. toBoolean(String val)
7. toBoolean(String value)
8. toBoolean(String value)
9. toBoolean(String value)