/*
* file: BooleanHelper.java
* author: Jon Iles
* copyright: (c) Packwood Software 2005
* date: Mar 30, 2005
*/
/*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
* Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your
* option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
* WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
* or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public
* License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
* along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
* 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
*/
package net.sf.mpxj.common;
/**
* This class contains utility methods related to Boolean objects and
* boolean primitives.
*/
public final class BooleanHelper
{
/**
* Retrieve a boolean value from a Boolean object. Handles null values.
*
* @param value Boolean instance
* @return boolean value
*/
public static final boolean getBoolean(Boolean value)
{
return ((value == null ? false : value.booleanValue()));
}
}