Java String Value Of valueOf(String value)

Description

Returns true if value equals "true", "on", "yes" or "1".

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
value	A string value to be interpreted as a boolean, or null which will be mapped to false .

Return

the value's boolean interpretation.

Declaration

public static boolean valueOf(String value) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns {@code true} if value equals "true", "on", "yes" or "1".
     *
     * @param value A string value to be interpreted as a boolean, or {@code null} 
     * which will be mapped to {@code false}.
     * @return the value's boolean interpretation.
     */
    public static boolean valueOf(String value) {
        if (value == null) {
            return false;
        }
        value = value.trim().toLowerCase();
        return (value.equals("true") || value.equals("on") || value.equals("yes") || value.equals("1"));
    }
}

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