Java Boolean From toBooleanValue(Object val)

Description

Returns true or false based on a "soft" object

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
val	a boolean value as a Boolean object, String or number

Return

true or false

Declaration

public static boolean toBooleanValue(Object val) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns true or false based on a "soft" object
     * @param val a boolean value as a Boolean object, String or number
     * @return true or false
     */
    public static boolean toBooleanValue(Object val) {
        if (val == null) {
            return false;
        }
        if (val instanceof Boolean) {
            return ((Boolean) val).booleanValue();
        }
        if (val instanceof String) {
            String sl = ((String) val).toLowerCase();
            return sl.startsWith("t") || sl.equals("1");
        }
        return toIntValue(val) != 0;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the number object as an int
     * @param number this can be a String or any number type
     * @return an int value or an exception
     */
    public static int toIntValue(Object number) {
        if (number == null) {
            return 0;
        }
        // we should convert this to use Number
        if (number instanceof Integer) {
            return ((Integer) number).intValue();
        }
        if (number instanceof String) {
            String n = (String) number;
            if (n.length() == 0 || n.equals(" ")) {
                return 0;
            }
            return Integer.parseInt(n);
        }
        if (number instanceof Double) {
            return ((Double) number).intValue();
        }
        if (number instanceof Float) {
            return ((Float) number).intValue();
        }
        if (number instanceof Long) {
            return ((Long) number).intValue();
        }
        /*if(number instanceof Short) {
        return ((Short)number).intValue();
        }
        if(number instanceof Byte) {
        return ((Byte)number).intValue();
        }*/
        if (number instanceof Boolean) {
            Boolean b = (Boolean) number;
            if (b.booleanValue()) {
                return 1;
            }
            return 0;
        }
        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not a number: " + number);
    }
}

Related

1. toBooleans(byte[] bytes)
2. toBooleans(byte[] value, int offset, int num)
3. toBooleanString(long value)
4. toBooleanTrue(String str)
5. toBooleanValue(final Object o)
6. toBoolStr(boolean b)
7. toBoolString(Boolean b)