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25
26 package java.lang;
27
28 import jdk.internal.vm.annotation.IntrinsicCandidate;
29
30 import java.lang.constant.Constable;
31 import java.lang.constant.ConstantDesc;
32 import java.lang.constant.ConstantDescs;
33 import java.lang.constant.DynamicConstantDesc;
34 import java.util.Optional;
35
36 import static java.lang.constant.ConstantDescs.BSM_GET_STATIC_FINAL;
37 import static java.lang.constant.ConstantDescs.CD_Boolean;
38
39 /**
40 * The {@code Boolean} class is the {@linkplain
41 * java.lang##wrapperClass wrapper class} for values of the primitive
42 * type {@code boolean}. An object of type {@code Boolean} contains a
43 * single field whose type is {@code boolean}.
44 *
45 * <p>In addition, this class provides many methods for
46 * converting a {@code boolean} to a {@code String} and a
47 * {@code String} to a {@code boolean}, as well as other
48 * constants and methods useful when dealing with a
49 * {@code boolean}.
50 *
51 * <p>This is a <a href="{@docRoot}/java.base/java/lang/doc-files/ValueBased.html">value-based</a>
52 * class; programmers should treat instances that are
53 * {@linkplain #equals(Object) equal} as interchangeable and should not
54 * use instances for synchronization, or unpredictable behavior may
55 * occur. For example, in a future release, synchronization may fail.
56 *
57 * @author Arthur van Hoff
58 * @since 1.0
59 */
60 @jdk.internal.ValueBased
61 public final class Boolean implements java.io.Serializable,
62 Comparable<Boolean>, Constable
63 {
64 /**
65 * The {@code Boolean} object corresponding to the primitive
66 * value {@code true}.
67 */
68 public static final Boolean TRUE = new Boolean(true);
69
70 /**
71 * The {@code Boolean} object corresponding to the primitive
72 * value {@code false}.
73 */
74 public static final Boolean FALSE = new Boolean(false);
75
76 /**
77 * The Class object representing the primitive type boolean.
78 *
79 * @since 1.1
80 */
81 public static final Class<Boolean> TYPE = Class.getPrimitiveClass("boolean");
82
83 /**
84 * The value of the Boolean.
85 *
86 * @serial
87 */
88 private final boolean value;
89
90 /** use serialVersionUID from JDK 1.0.2 for interoperability */
91 @java.io.Serial
92 private static final long serialVersionUID = -3665804199014368530L;
93
94 /**
95 * Allocates a {@code Boolean} object representing the
96 * {@code value} argument.
97 *
98 * @param value the value of the {@code Boolean}.
99 *
100 * @deprecated
101 * It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor. The static factory
102 * {@link #valueOf(boolean)} is generally a better choice, as it is
103 * likely to yield significantly better space and time performance.
104 * Also consider using the final fields {@link #TRUE} and {@link #FALSE}
105 * if possible.
106 */
107 @Deprecated(since="9")
108 public Boolean(boolean value) {
109 this.value = value;
110 }
111
112 /**
113 * Allocates a {@code Boolean} object representing the value
114 * {@code true} if the string argument is not {@code null}
115 * and is equal, ignoring case, to the string {@code "true"}.
116 * Otherwise, allocates a {@code Boolean} object representing the
117 * value {@code false}.
118 *
119 * @param s the string to be converted to a {@code Boolean}.
120 *
121 * @deprecated
122 * It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor.
123 * Use {@link #parseBoolean(String)} to convert a string to a
124 * {@code boolean} primitive, or use {@link #valueOf(String)}
125 * to convert a string to a {@code Boolean} object.
126 */
127 @Deprecated(since="9")
128 public Boolean(String s) {
129 this(parseBoolean(s));
130 }
131
132 /**
133 * Parses the string argument as a boolean. The {@code boolean}
134 * returned represents the value {@code true} if the string argument
135 * is not {@code null} and is equal, ignoring case, to the string
136 * {@code "true"}.
137 * Otherwise, a false value is returned, including for a null
138 * argument.<p>
139 * Example: {@code Boolean.parseBoolean("True")} returns {@code true}.<br>
140 * Example: {@code Boolean.parseBoolean("yes")} returns {@code false}.
141 *
142 * @param s the {@code String} containing the boolean
143 * representation to be parsed
144 * @return the boolean represented by the string argument
145 * @since 1.5
146 */
147 public static boolean parseBoolean(String s) {
148 return "true".equalsIgnoreCase(s);
149 }
150
151 /**
152 * Returns the value of this {@code Boolean} object as a boolean
153 * primitive.
154 *
155 * @return the primitive {@code boolean} value of this object.
156 */
157 @IntrinsicCandidate
158 public boolean booleanValue() {
159 return value;
160 }
161
162 /**
163 * Returns a {@code Boolean} instance representing the specified
164 * {@code boolean} value. If the specified {@code boolean} value
165 * is {@code true}, this method returns {@code Boolean.TRUE};
166 * if it is {@code false}, this method returns {@code Boolean.FALSE}.
167 * If a new {@code Boolean} instance is not required, this method
168 * should generally be used in preference to the constructor
169 * {@link #Boolean(boolean)}, as this method is likely to yield
170 * significantly better space and time performance.
171 *
172 * @param b a boolean value.
173 * @return a {@code Boolean} instance representing {@code b}.
174 * @since 1.4
175 */
176 @IntrinsicCandidate
177 public static Boolean valueOf(boolean b) {
178 return (b ? TRUE : FALSE);
179 }
180
181 /**
182 * Returns a {@code Boolean} with a value represented by the
183 * specified string. The {@code Boolean} returned represents a
184 * true value if the string argument is not {@code null}
185 * and is equal, ignoring case, to the string {@code "true"}.
186 * Otherwise, a false value is returned, including for a null
187 * argument.
188 *
189 * @param s a string.
190 * @return the {@code Boolean} value represented by the string.
191 */
192 public static Boolean valueOf(String s) {
193 return parseBoolean(s) ? TRUE : FALSE;
194 }
195
196 /**
197 * Returns a {@code String} object representing the specified
198 * boolean. If the specified boolean is {@code true}, then
199 * the string {@code "true"} will be returned, otherwise the
200 * string {@code "false"} will be returned.
201 *
202 * @param b the boolean to be converted
203 * @return the string representation of the specified {@code boolean}
204 * @since 1.4
205 */
206 public static String toString(boolean b) {
207 return String.valueOf(b);
208 }
209
210 /**
211 * Returns a {@code String} object representing this Boolean's
212 * value. If this object represents the value {@code true},
213 * a string equal to {@code "true"} is returned. Otherwise, a
214 * string equal to {@code "false"} is returned.
215 *
216 * @return a string representation of this object.
217 */
218 @Override
219 public String toString() {
220 return String.valueOf(value);
221 }
222
223 /**
224 * Returns a hash code for this {@code Boolean} object.
225 *
226 * @return the integer {@code 1231} if this object represents
227 * {@code true}; returns the integer {@code 1237} if this
228 * object represents {@code false}.
229 */
230 @Override
231 public int hashCode() {
232 return Boolean.hashCode(value);
233 }
234
235 /**
236 * Returns a hash code for a {@code boolean} value; compatible with
237 * {@code Boolean.hashCode()}.
238 *
239 * @param value the value to hash
240 * @return a hash code value for a {@code boolean} value.
241 * @since 1.8
242 */
243 public static int hashCode(boolean value) {
244 return value ? 1231 : 1237;
245 }
246
247 /**
248 * Returns {@code true} if and only if the argument is not
249 * {@code null} and is a {@code Boolean} object that
250 * represents the same {@code boolean} value as this object.
251 *
252 * @param obj the object to compare with.
253 * @return {@code true} if the Boolean objects represent the
254 * same value; {@code false} otherwise.
255 */
256 public boolean equals(Object obj) {
257 if (obj instanceof Boolean b) {
258 return value == b.booleanValue();
259 }
260 return false;
261 }
262
263 /**
264 * Returns {@code true} if and only if the system property named
265 * by the argument exists and is equal to, ignoring case, the
266 * string {@code "true"}.
267 * A system property is accessible through {@code getProperty}, a
268 * method defined by the {@code System} class. <p> If there is no
269 * property with the specified name, or if the specified name is
270 * empty or null, then {@code false} is returned.
271 *
272 * @param name the system property name.
273 * @return the {@code boolean} value of the system property.
274 * @see java.lang.System#getProperty(java.lang.String)
275 * @see java.lang.System#getProperty(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)
276 */
277 public static boolean getBoolean(String name) {
278 return name != null && !name.isEmpty() && parseBoolean(System.getProperty(name));
279 }
280
281 /**
282 * Compares this {@code Boolean} instance with another.
283 *
284 * @param b the {@code Boolean} instance to be compared
285 * @return zero if this object represents the same boolean value as the
286 * argument; a positive value if this object represents true
287 * and the argument represents false; and a negative value if
288 * this object represents false and the argument represents true
289 * @throws NullPointerException if the argument is {@code null}
290 * @see Comparable
291 * @since 1.5
292 */
293 public int compareTo(Boolean b) {
294 return compare(this.value, b.value);
295 }
296
297 /**
298 * Compares two {@code boolean} values.
299 * The value returned is identical to what would be returned by:
300 * <pre>
301 * Boolean.valueOf(x).compareTo(Boolean.valueOf(y))
302 * </pre>
303 *
304 * @param x the first {@code boolean} to compare
305 * @param y the second {@code boolean} to compare
306 * @return the value {@code 0} if {@code x == y};
307 * a value less than {@code 0} if {@code !x && y}; and
308 * a value greater than {@code 0} if {@code x && !y}
309 * @since 1.7
310 */
311 public static int compare(boolean x, boolean y) {
312 return (x == y) ? 0 : (x ? 1 : -1);
313 }
314
315 /**
316 * Returns the result of applying the logical AND operator to the
317 * specified {@code boolean} operands.
318 *
319 * @param a the first operand
320 * @param b the second operand
321 * @return the logical AND of {@code a} and {@code b}
322 * @see java.util.function.BinaryOperator
323 * @since 1.8
324 */
325 public static boolean logicalAnd(boolean a, boolean b) {
326 return a && b;
327 }
328
329 /**
330 * Returns the result of applying the logical OR operator to the
331 * specified {@code boolean} operands.
332 *
333 * @param a the first operand
334 * @param b the second operand
335 * @return the logical OR of {@code a} and {@code b}
336 * @see java.util.function.BinaryOperator
337 * @since 1.8
338 */
339 public static boolean logicalOr(boolean a, boolean b) {
340 return a || b;
341 }
342
343 /**
344 * Returns the result of applying the logical XOR operator to the
345 * specified {@code boolean} operands.
346 *
347 * @param a the first operand
348 * @param b the second operand
349 * @return the logical XOR of {@code a} and {@code b}
350 * @see java.util.function.BinaryOperator
351 * @since 1.8
352 */
353 public static boolean logicalXor(boolean a, boolean b) {
354 return a ^ b;
355 }
356
357 /**
358 * Returns an {@link Optional} containing the nominal descriptor for this
359 * instance.
360 *
361 * @return an {@link Optional} describing the {@linkplain Boolean} instance
362 * @since 15
363 */
364 @Override
365 public Optional<DynamicConstantDesc<Boolean>> describeConstable() {
366 return Optional.of(value ? ConstantDescs.TRUE : ConstantDescs.FALSE);
367 }
368 }