001/* Copyright (C) 2014 konik.io
002 *
003 * This file is part of the Konik library.
004 *
005 * The Konik library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
006 * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
007 * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
008 * License, or (at your option) any later version.
009 *
010 * The Konik library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
011 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
012 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
013 * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
014 *
015 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
016 * along with the Konik library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
017 */
018package io.konik.util;
019
020/**
021 * 
022 * = The Boolean Utils.
023 */
024public class Booleans {
025
026   private Booleans() {
027   }
028
029   /**
030    * Converts a Boolean to a boolean handling {@code null} by returning {@code false}
031    *
032    * +++
033    * BooleanUtils.toBoolean(Boolean.TRUE) = true
034    * BooleanUtils.toBoolean(Boolean.FALSE) = false
035    * BooleanUtils.toBoolean(null) = false
036    * +++
037    *
038    * @param value the boolean to convert
039    * @return {@code true} or {@code false}, {@code null} returns {@code false}
040    */
041   public static boolean toBoolean(final Boolean value) {
042      return value != null && value.booleanValue();
043   }
044}