Convert ints to booleans

Question

Is there a way that I can convert int/short values to booleans? I\'m receiving JSON that looks like this:

{ is_user: \"0\", is_guest: \"0\" }

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Answer 1

If you're reading them in as ints or shorts, then you can just

boolean b = (i != 0)

Where b is the boolean you want to get and i is the int or short value.

If you're reading them in as Strings then you want

boolean b = !s.equals("0"); // use this if you WANT null pointer exception
                            // if the string is null, useful for catching
                            // bugs

or

boolean b = !"0".equals(s); // avoids null pointer exception, but may silently
                            // let a bug through