Java Type Coerce coerceBool(Object val)

Description

Coerces any value to boolean.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
val	value to be coerced

Return

false if value is null or boolean false, true otherwise

Declaration

public static boolean coerceBool(Object val) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**//from  www  . j  a va  2s.co  m
 * Copyright 2012-2015 Rafal Lewczuk <rafal.lewczuk@jitlogic.com>
 *
 * ZORKA is free software. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
 * terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
 * Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
 * version.
 *
 * ZORKA is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
 * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
 * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
 * details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * ZORKA. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Coerces any value to boolean.
     *
     * @param val value to be coerced
     * @return false if value is null or boolean false, true otherwise
     */
    public static boolean coerceBool(Object val) {
        return !(val == null || val.equals(false));
    }
}

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