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package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util;

Boolean helpers.
/**
 * Boolean helpers.
 */
public final class Booleans {

    private Booleans() {
    }

    
Returns true if s is "true" (case-insensitive), false if s is "false" (case-insensitive), and defaultValue if s is anything else (including null or empty). 
Params:
s – The String to parse into a boolean
defaultValue – The default value to use if s is neither "true" nor "false"
Returns:
the boolean value represented by the argument, or defaultValue./**
     * Returns {@code true} if {@code s} is {@code "true"} (case-insensitive), {@code false} if {@code s} is
     * {@code "false"} (case-insensitive), and {@code defaultValue} if {@code s} is anything else (including null or
     * empty).
     *
     * @param s The {@code String} to parse into a {@code boolean}
     * @param defaultValue The default value to use if {@code s} is neither {@code "true"} nor {@code "false"}
     * @return the {@code boolean} value represented by the argument, or {@code defaultValue}.
     */
    public static boolean parseBoolean(final String s, final boolean defaultValue) {
        return "true".equalsIgnoreCase(s) || (defaultValue && !"false".equalsIgnoreCase(s));
    }

}