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Class java.lang.Boolean

java.lang.Object
    |
    +----java.lang.Boolean

public final class Boolean
extends Object
implements Serializable
The Boolean class wraps a value of the primitive type boolean in an object. An object of type Boolean contains a single field whose type is boolean.

In addition, this class provides many methods for converting a boolean to a String and a String to a boolean, as well as other constants and methods useful when dealing with a boolean.

Since:
JDK1.0

Field Summary
static Boolean  FALSE
The Boolean object corresponding to the primitive value false.
static Boolean  TRUE
The Boolean object corresponding to the primitive value true.
static Class  TYPE
The Class object representing the primitive type boolean.
 

Constructor Summary
 Boolean(boolean value)
Allocates a Boolean object representing the value argument.
 Boolean(String s)
Allocates a Boolean object representing the value true if the string argument is not null and is equal, ignoring case, to the string "true".
 

Method Summary
boolean  booleanValue()
Returns the value of this Boolean object as a boolean.
boolean  equals(Object obj)
Returns true if and only if the argument is not null and is a Boolean object that contains the same boolean value as this object.
static boolean  getBoolean(String name)
Returns is true if and only if the system property named by the argument exists and is equal to the string "true".
int  hashCode()
Returns a hash code for this Boolean.
String  toString()
Returns a String object representing this Boolean's value.
static Boolean  valueOf(String s)
Returns the boolean value represented by the specified String.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
 clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

TRUE

public static final Boolean TRUE
The Boolean object corresponding to the primitive value true.

FALSE

public static final Boolean FALSE
The Boolean object corresponding to the primitive value false.

TYPE

public static final Class TYPE
The Class object representing the primitive type boolean.
Constructor Detail

Boolean

public Boolean(boolean value)
Allocates a Boolean object representing the value argument.
Parameters:
value - the value of the Boolean.

Boolean

public Boolean(String s)
Allocates a Boolean object representing the value true if the string argument is not null and is equal, ignoring case, to the string "true". Otherwise, allocate a Boolean object representing the value false.
Parameters:
s - the string to be converted to a Boolean.
Method Detail

booleanValue

public boolean booleanValue()
Returns the value of this Boolean object as a boolean.
Returns:
the primitive boolean value of this object.

valueOf

public static Boolean valueOf(String s)
Returns the boolean value represented by the specified String. A new Boolean object is constructed. This Boolean contains the value true if the string argument is not null and is equal, ignoring case, to the string "true".
Parameters:
s - a string.
Returns:
the Boolean value represented by the string.

toString

public String toString()
Returns a String object representing this Boolean's value. If this object contains the value true, a string equal to "true" is returned. Otherwise, a string equal to "false" is returned.
Returns:
a string representation of this object.
Overrides:
toString in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()
Returns a hash code for this Boolean.
Returns:
a hash code value for this object.
Overrides:
hashCode in class Object

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)
Returns true if and only if the argument is not null and is a Boolean object that contains the same boolean value as this object.
Parameters:
obj - the object to compare with.
Returns:
true if the objects are the same; false otherwise.
Overrides:
equals in class Object

getBoolean

public static boolean getBoolean(String name)
Returns is true if and only if the system property named by the argument exists and is equal to the string "true". (Beginning with Java 1.0.2, the test of this string is case insensitive.) A system property is accessible through getProperty, a method defined by the System class.
Parameters:
name - the system property name.
Returns:
the boolean value of the system property.
See Also:
getProperty(java.lang.String), getProperty(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)

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