org.apache.cocoon.components.elementprocessor.types
Class BooleanConverter

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.cocoon.components.elementprocessor.types.BooleanConverter

public class BooleanConverter
extends Object

This class knows how to convert strings into numbers, and also knows how to check the results against certain criteria

Version:

CVS $Id: BooleanConverter.html 1304258 2012-03-23 10:09:27Z ilgrosso $

Author:

Marc Johnson (marc_johnson27591@hotmail.com)

Method Summary

static BooleanResult

extractBoolean(String value) Given a string that is expected to hold a boolean, get the boolean value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

extractBoolean

public static BooleanResult extractBoolean(String value)

Given a string that is expected to hold a boolean, get the boolean value.

Parameters:

value - the string holding the boolean

Returns:

a BooleanResult object containing either the boolean value or an exception generated if there was a problem with the value;