net.sf.seaf.util.convert.simple
Class ConverterToBoolean

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.seaf.util.convert.simple.ConverterToBoolean

public class ConverterToBoolean
extends Object

Converter of any Object to Boolean.

Constructor Summary

ConverterToBoolean()

Method Summary

static Boolean

convert(Object o) Converts an Object to Boolean value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ConverterToBoolean

public ConverterToBoolean()

Method Detail

convert

public static Boolean convert(Object o)
                       throws IllegalArgumentException

Converts an Object to Boolean value.

Keeps null as null. Converts 0, false and no to boolean false. Converts 1, true and yes to boolean true.

Parameters:

o - Object to be converted

Returns:

Boolean

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - Thrown when the argument cannot be converted to Boolean