Java String to Boolean atob(String pString_)

Description

Converts a String to a boolean.

License

LGPL

Return

((pString_ != null) && pString_.toLowerCase().equals("true"));

Declaration

public static boolean atob(String pString_) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Converts a String to a boolean.
     * It's true if the string consists of the word "true"
     * ignoring case, otherwise it returns false.
     *
     * @return ((pString_ != null) && pString_.toLowerCase().equals("true"));
     */
    public static boolean atob(String pString_) {
        return (Boolean.valueOf(pString_).booleanValue());
    }
}

Related

1. asBoolean(String str)
2. asBoolean(String string)
3. asBoolean(String value)
4. asBoolean(String value, boolean defaultValue)
5. atob(final String str, final boolean def)
6. atob(String s)
7. atob(String s)
8. convertStringToBoolean(String pValue)
9. convertStringToBoolean(String strBoolean)