Boolean

public final class Boolean
extends Object implements Serializable, Comparable<Boolean>

java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.lang.Boolean


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.

Summary

Fields

public static final Boolean FALSE

The Boolean object corresponding to the primitive value false.

public static final Boolean TRUE

The Boolean object corresponding to the primitive value true.

public static final Class<Boolean> TYPE

The Class object representing the primitive type boolean.

Public constructors

Boolean(boolean value)

This constructor is deprecated. It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor. The static factory valueOf(boolean) is generally a better choice, as it is likely to yield significantly better space and time performance. Also consider using the final fields TRUE and FALSE if possible.

Boolean(String s)

This constructor is deprecated. It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor. Use parseBoolean(java.lang.String) to convert a string to a boolean primitive, or use valueOf(java.lang.String) to convert a string to a Boolean object.

Public methods

boolean booleanValue()

Returns the value of this Boolean object as a boolean primitive.

static int compare(boolean x, boolean y)

Compares two boolean values.

int compareTo(Boolean b)

Compares this Boolean instance with another.

boolean equals(Object obj)

Returns true if and only if the argument is not null and is a Boolean object that represents the same boolean value as this object.

static boolean getBoolean(String name)

Returns true if and only if the system property named by the argument exists and is equal to, ignoring case, the string "true".

int hashCode()

Returns a hash code for this Boolean object.

static int hashCode(boolean value)

Returns a hash code for a boolean value; compatible with Boolean.hashCode().

static boolean logicalAnd(boolean a, boolean b)

Returns the result of applying the logical AND operator to the specified boolean operands.

static boolean logicalOr(boolean a, boolean b)

Returns the result of applying the logical OR operator to the specified boolean operands.

static boolean logicalXor(boolean a, boolean b)

Returns the result of applying the logical XOR operator to the specified boolean operands.

static boolean parseBoolean(String s)

Parses the string argument as a boolean.

String toString()

Returns a String object representing this Boolean's value.

static String toString(boolean b)

Returns a String object representing the specified boolean.

static Boolean valueOf(String s)

Returns a Boolean with a value represented by the specified string.

static Boolean valueOf(boolean b)

Returns a Boolean instance representing the specified boolean value.

Inherited methods

Fields

FALSE

Added in API level 1
public static final Boolean FALSE

The Boolean object corresponding to the primitive value false.

TRUE

Added in API level 1
public static final Boolean TRUE

The Boolean object corresponding to the primitive value true.

TYPE

Added in API level 1
public static final Class<Boolean> TYPE

The Class object representing the primitive type boolean.

Public constructors

Boolean

Added in API level 1
public Boolean (boolean value)

This constructor is deprecated.
It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor. The static factory valueOf(boolean) is generally a better choice, as it is likely to yield significantly better space and time performance. Also consider using the final fields TRUE and FALSE if possible.

Allocates a Boolean object representing the value argument.

Parameters
value boolean: the value of the Boolean.

Boolean

Added in API level 1
public Boolean (String s)

This constructor is deprecated.
It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor. Use parseBoolean(java.lang.String) to convert a string to a boolean primitive, or use valueOf(java.lang.String) to convert a string to a Boolean object.

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, allocates a Boolean object representing the value false.

Parameters
s String: the string to be converted to a Boolean.

Public methods

booleanValue

Added in API level 1
public boolean booleanValue ()

Returns the value of this Boolean object as a boolean primitive.

Returns
boolean the primitive boolean value of this object.

compare

Added in API level 19
public static int compare (boolean x, 
                boolean y)

Compares two boolean values. The value returned is identical to what would be returned by:

    Boolean.valueOf(x).compareTo(Boolean.valueOf(y))
 

Parameters
x boolean: the first boolean to compare

y boolean: the second boolean to compare

Returns
int the value 0 if x == y; a value less than 0 if !x && y; and a value greater than 0 if x && !y

compareTo

Added in API level 1
public int compareTo (Boolean b)

Compares this Boolean instance with another.

Parameters
b Boolean: the Boolean instance to be compared

Returns
int zero if this object represents the same boolean value as the argument; a positive value if this object represents true and the argument represents false; and a negative value if this object represents false and the argument represents true

Throws
NullPointerException if the argument is null

See also:

equals

Added in API level 1
public boolean equals (Object obj)

Returns true if and only if the argument is not null and is a Boolean object that represents the same boolean value as this object.

Parameters
obj Object: the object to compare with.

Returns
boolean true if the Boolean objects represent the same value; false otherwise.

getBoolean

Added in API level 1
public static boolean getBoolean (String name)

Returns true if and only if the system property named by the argument exists and is equal to, ignoring case, the string "true". A system property is accessible through getProperty, a method defined by the System class.

If there is no property with the specified name, or if the specified name is empty or null, then false is returned.

Parameters
name String: the system property name.

Returns
boolean the boolean value of the system property.

Throws
SecurityException for the same reasons as System.getProperty

hashCode

Added in API level 1
public int hashCode ()

Returns a hash code for this Boolean object.

Returns
int the integer 1231 if this object represents true; returns the integer 1237 if this object represents false.

hashCode

Added in API level 24
public static int hashCode (boolean value)

Returns a hash code for a boolean value; compatible with Boolean.hashCode().

Parameters
value boolean: the value to hash

Returns
int a hash code value for a boolean value.

logicalAnd

Added in API level 24
public static boolean logicalAnd (boolean a, 
                boolean b)

Returns the result of applying the logical AND operator to the specified boolean operands.

Parameters
a boolean: the first operand

b boolean: the second operand

Returns
boolean the logical AND of a and b

See also:

logicalOr

Added in API level 24
public static boolean logicalOr (boolean a, 
                boolean b)

Returns the result of applying the logical OR operator to the specified boolean operands.

Parameters
a boolean: the first operand

b boolean: the second operand

Returns
boolean the logical OR of a and b

See also:

logicalXor

Added in API level 24
public static boolean logicalXor (boolean a, 
                boolean b)

Returns the result of applying the logical XOR operator to the specified boolean operands.

Parameters
a boolean: the first operand

b boolean: the second operand

Returns
boolean the logical XOR of a and b

See also:

parseBoolean

Added in API level 1
public static boolean parseBoolean (String s)

Parses the string argument as a boolean. The boolean returned represents the value true if the string argument is not null and is equal, ignoring case, to the string "true". Otherwise, a false value is returned, including for a null argument.

Example: Boolean.parseBoolean("True") returns true.
Example: Boolean.parseBoolean("yes") returns false.

Parameters
s String: the String containing the boolean representation to be parsed

Returns
boolean the boolean represented by the string argument

toString

Added in API level 1
public String toString ()

Returns a String object representing this Boolean's value. If this object represents the value true, a string equal to "true" is returned. Otherwise, a string equal to "false" is returned.

Returns
String a string representation of this object.

toString

Added in API level 1
public static String toString (boolean b)

Returns a String object representing the specified boolean. If the specified boolean is true, then the string "true" will be returned, otherwise the string "false" will be returned.

Parameters
b boolean: the boolean to be converted

Returns
String the string representation of the specified boolean

valueOf

Added in API level 1
public static Boolean valueOf (String s)

Returns a Boolean with a value represented by the specified string. The Boolean returned represents a true value if the string argument is not null and is equal, ignoring case, to the string "true". Otherwise, a false value is returned, including for a null argument.

Parameters
s String: a string.

Returns
Boolean the Boolean value represented by the string.

valueOf

Added in API level 1
public static Boolean valueOf (boolean b)

Returns a Boolean instance representing the specified boolean value. If the specified boolean value is true, this method returns Boolean.TRUE; if it is false, this method returns Boolean.FALSE. If a new Boolean instance is not required, this method should generally be used in preference to the constructor Boolean(boolean), as this method is likely to yield significantly better space and time performance.

Parameters
b boolean: a boolean value.

Returns
Boolean a Boolean instance representing b.