java.lang
Class Boolean

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Boolean

public final class Boolean
extends Object

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.

Field Summary

static Boolean	FALSE
static Boolean	TRUE

Constructor Summary

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

Method Summary

boolean	booleanValue() Returns the value of this Boolean object as a boolean primitive.
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.
int	hashCode() Returns a hash code for this Boolean object.
String	toString() 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.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

TRUE

public static final Boolean TRUE

FALSE

public static final Boolean FALSE

Constructor Detail

Boolean

public Boolean(boolean value)

Allocates a Boolean object representing the value argument.

Method Detail

booleanValue

public boolean booleanValue()

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

equals

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.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

obj - the reference object with which to compare.

Returns:

true if this object is the same as the obj argument; false otherwise.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code for this Boolean object.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

toString

public String toString()

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.

Overrides:

toString in class Object