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package org.hibernate.boot.model;

An enumeration of truth values.

Yes this *could* be handled with Boolean, but then you run into potential problems with unwanted auto-unboxing.
Author:Steve Ebersole
/** * An enumeration of truth values. * <p/> * Yes this *could* be handled with Boolean, but then you run into potential * problems with unwanted auto-unboxing. * * @author Steve Ebersole */
public enum TruthValue { TRUE, FALSE, UNKNOWN; @SuppressWarnings("SimplifiableIfStatement") public boolean toBoolean(boolean defaultValue) { if ( this == TRUE ) { return true; } else if ( this == FALSE ) { return false; } else { return defaultValue; } } public static boolean toBoolean(TruthValue value, boolean defaultValue) { return value != null ? value.toBoolean( defaultValue ) : defaultValue; } }