Java Boolean Value From booleanValue(String s)

Description

Convert a String value to 'boolean'.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
s	the string to be converted

Return

the boolean value associated with the string s

Declaration

public static boolean booleanValue(String s) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Convert a String value to 'boolean'. Besides the standard conversions
     * done by Boolean.parseBoolean(s), the value "yes" (ignore case)
     * is also converted to 'true'. If 's' is null, then 'false' is returned.
     *
     * @param s
     *            the string to be converted
     * @return the boolean value associated with the string s
     */
    public static boolean booleanValue(String s) {
        boolean b = false;
        if (s != null) {
            if (s.equalsIgnoreCase("yes")) {
                b = true;
            } else {
                b = Boolean.parseBoolean(s);
            }
        }
        return b;
    }
}

Related

1. booleanValue(Object arg)
2. booleanValue(Object associationValue)
3. booleanValue(Object obj, boolean defaultValue)
4. booleanValue(Object object)
5. booleanValue(Object value)
6. booleanValue(String s)
7. booleanValue(String s)
8. booleanValue(String s)
9. booleanValue(String stringValue)