MapUtils.java

package org.sef4j.core.util;

import java.util.Map;

public class MapUtils {

	/** static utility method to extract boolean option from map */
	public static boolean mapGetBooleanOption(Map<String, Object> options, String keyName, boolean defaultValue) {
		boolean res = defaultValue;
		if (options != null) {
			Object resObj = options.get(keyName);
			if (resObj != null) {
				if (resObj instanceof Boolean) {
					res = ((Boolean) resObj).booleanValue();
				} else if (resObj instanceof String) {
					res = Boolean.valueOf((String) resObj);	
				} // else unrecognized option
			}
		}
		return res;
	}

}