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Class java.lang.Boolean 

java.lang.Object
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   +----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.

Variable Index

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

Constructor Index

o Boolean(boolean)
Allocates a Boolean object representing the value argument.
o Boolean(String)
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 Index

o booleanValue()
Returns the value of this Boolean object as a boolean.
o equals(Object)
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.
o getBoolean(String)
Returns is true if and only if the system property named by the argument exists and is equal to the string "true".
o hashCode()
Returns a hash code for this Boolean.
o toString()
Returns a String object representing this Boolean's value.
o valueOf(String)
Returns the boolean value represented by the specified String.

Variables

o TRUE 
Properties Public Constant 
    TRUE=Boolean
The Boolean object corresponding to the primitive value true.

o FALSE 
Properties Public Constant 
    FALSE=Boolean
The Boolean object corresponding to the primitive value false.

o TYPE 
Properties Public Constant 
    TYPE=Class
The Class object representing the primitive type boolean.

Constructors

o Boolean 
    method Boolean(value=boolean) public
Allocates a Boolean object representing the value argument.

Parameters:
value - the value of the Boolean.
o Boolean 
    method Boolean(s=String) public
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.

Methods

o booleanValue 
    method booleanValue() returns boolean public
Returns the value of this Boolean object as a boolean.

Returns:
the primitive boolean value of this object.
o valueOf 
    method valueOf(s=String) returns Boolean public  static
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.
o toString 
    method toString() returns String public
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
o hashCode 
    method hashCode() returns int public
Returns a hash code for this Boolean.

Returns:
a hash code value for this object.
Overrides:
hashCode in class Object
o equals 
    method equals(obj=Object) returns boolean public
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
o getBoolean 
    method getBoolean(name=String) returns boolean public  static
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, getProperty 
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