66 public static final Class<Boolean> TYPE = (Class<Boolean>) Class.getPrimitiveClass("boolean");
67
68 /**
69 * The value of the Boolean.
70 *
71 * @serial
72 */
73 private final boolean value;
74
75 /** use serialVersionUID from JDK 1.0.2 for interoperability */
76 private static final long serialVersionUID = -3665804199014368530L;
77
78 /**
79 * Allocates a {@code Boolean} object representing the
80 * {@code value} argument.
81 *
82 * <p><b>Note: It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor.
83 * Unless a <i>new</i> instance is required, the static factory
84 * {@link #valueOf(boolean)} is generally a better choice. It is
85 * likely to yield significantly better space and time performance.</b>
86 *
87 * @param value the value of the {@code Boolean}.
88 */
89 public Boolean(boolean value) {
90 this.value = value;
91 }
92
93 /**
94 * Allocates a {@code Boolean} object representing the value
95 * {@code true} if the string argument is not {@code null}
96 * and is equal, ignoring case, to the string {@code "true"}.
97 * Otherwise, allocate a {@code Boolean} object representing the
98 * value {@code false}. Examples:<p>
99 * {@code new Boolean("True")} produces a {@code Boolean} object
100 * that represents {@code true}.<br>
101 * {@code new Boolean("yes")} produces a {@code Boolean} object
102 * that represents {@code false}.
103 *
104 * @param s the string to be converted to a {@code Boolean}.
105 */
106 public Boolean(String s) {
107 this(parseBoolean(s));
108 }
109
110 /**
111 * Parses the string argument as a boolean. The {@code boolean}
112 * returned represents the value {@code true} if the string argument
113 * is not {@code null} and is equal, ignoring case, to the string
114 * {@code "true"}. <p>
115 * Example: {@code Boolean.parseBoolean("True")} returns {@code true}.<br>
116 * Example: {@code Boolean.parseBoolean("yes")} returns {@code false}.
117 *
118 * @param s the {@code String} containing the boolean
119 * representation to be parsed
120 * @return the boolean represented by the string argument
121 * @since 1.5
122 */
123 public static boolean parseBoolean(String s) {
124 return ((s != null) && s.equalsIgnoreCase("true"));
125 }
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66 public static final Class<Boolean> TYPE = (Class<Boolean>) Class.getPrimitiveClass("boolean");
67
68 /**
69 * The value of the Boolean.
70 *
71 * @serial
72 */
73 private final boolean value;
74
75 /** use serialVersionUID from JDK 1.0.2 for interoperability */
76 private static final long serialVersionUID = -3665804199014368530L;
77
78 /**
79 * Allocates a {@code Boolean} object representing the
80 * {@code value} argument.
81 *
82 * <p><b>Note: It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor.
83 * Unless a <i>new</i> instance is required, the static factory
84 * {@link #valueOf(boolean)} is generally a better choice. It is
85 * likely to yield significantly better space and time performance.</b>
86 * @deprecated use {@link #valueOf(boolean)} instead.
87 *
88 * @param value the value of the {@code Boolean}.
89 */
90 @Deprecated
91 public Boolean(boolean value) {
92 this.value = value;
93 }
94
95 /**
96 * Allocates a {@code Boolean} object representing the value
97 * {@code true} if the string argument is not {@code null}
98 * and is equal, ignoring case, to the string {@code "true"}.
99 * Otherwise, allocate a {@code Boolean} object representing the
100 * value {@code false}. Examples:<p>
101 * {@code new Boolean("True")} produces a {@code Boolean} object
102 * that represents {@code true}.<br>
103 * {@code new Boolean("yes")} produces a {@code Boolean} object
104 * that represents {@code false}.
105 * @deprecated use {@link #valueOf(String)} instead.
106 *
107 * @param s the string to be converted to a {@code Boolean}.
108 */
109 @Deprecated
110 public Boolean(String s) {
111 this(parseBoolean(s));
112 }
113
114 /**
115 * Parses the string argument as a boolean. The {@code boolean}
116 * returned represents the value {@code true} if the string argument
117 * is not {@code null} and is equal, ignoring case, to the string
118 * {@code "true"}. <p>
119 * Example: {@code Boolean.parseBoolean("True")} returns {@code true}.<br>
120 * Example: {@code Boolean.parseBoolean("yes")} returns {@code false}.
121 *
122 * @param s the {@code String} containing the boolean
123 * representation to be parsed
124 * @return the boolean represented by the string argument
125 * @since 1.5
126 */
127 public static boolean parseBoolean(String s) {
128 return ((s != null) && s.equalsIgnoreCase("true"));
129 }
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