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> Or you can do something like
>
>  String result = callYourMethodHere();
>  boolean foo = result.equals("Yes") ? true : false;

hmm...
booleanExpression?true:false
is a no-op (no-operation, doesn't accomplish anything), isn't it??

how about
boolean foo = result.equals("Yes"); ?

Or, even shorter:
boolean foo = "Yes".equals(yourMethodCall(...));

(note how "false" is the "default" here (false unless you return "Yes"). You
can use foo = !"No".equals(yourMethodCall()) to make "true" the default (will
be "true" unless you return (exactly) "No")

(calling the function on "Yes" is nicer, because you don't have to worry about
null-values. Calling it on a constant might also be a little faster, but I'm
not sure about that...)

Have fun,
         Holger

P.S.: All of the above is better than calling valueOf(), because valueOf()
creates a new Boolean-OBJECT which is instantly discarded => huge overhead.
Probably won't matter much, but avoid getting bad habits *g*

Alex Colic wrote:

> Thanks
>
> Alex
> "Joi Ellis [TeamB]" <joi@aravox.com> wrote in message
> news:3b865e84_2@dnews...
> > Alex Colic <alex.colic@pop-ware.com> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> >
> > > In one of my functions I get a string back, 'Yes' or 'No'. Then I have
> to
> > > set a boolean property using that String value. I have tried
> > > Boolean.valueOf(theString).booleanValue but I always get false returned
> to
> > > me.
> >
> > > Is there a simpler way of doing this?
> >
> > Try passing back 'true' and 'false' instead of 'Yes' and 'No'.
> >
> > Or you can do something like
> >
> >  String result = callYourMethodHere();
> >  boolean foo = result.equals("Yes") ? true : false;
> >
> >
> > --
> > Joi Ellis (TeamB)               http://www.teamb.com/

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