Importance of the parseBoolean Method in Java

The parseBoolean() method is an important method of a Boolean class. The parseBoolean() is a static method and can parse the String method argument into a Boolean object. The parseBoolean() method of Boolean class returns the boolean represented by the string argument.

Syntax

public static boolean parseBoolean(String s)

Example

import java.util.Scanner;
public class ParseBooleanMethodTest {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      System.out.print("Are you ready to play cricket(true/false)?");
      Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
      String str = scanner.nextLine();
      scanner.close();
      // Convert the user input into boolean
      boolean answer = Boolean.parseBoolean(str);
      if(answer) {
         System.out.println("Yes, I am ready to play cricket");
      } else {
         System.out.println("No, I am not yet ready");
      }
   }
}

Output

Are you ready to play cricket(true/false)? true
Yes, I am ready to play cricket