Cleanest way to toggle a boolean variable in Java?

Question

Is there a better way to negate a boolean in Java than a simple if-else?

if (theBoolean) {
    theBoolean = false;
} else {
    theBoolean = true;
}
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Answer 1

If you're not doing anything particularly professional you can always use a Util class. Ex, a util class from a project for a class.

public class Util {


public Util() {}
public boolean flip(boolean bool) { return !bool; }
public void sop(String str) { System.out.println(str); }

}

then just create a Util object Util u = new Util(); and have something for the return System.out.println( u.flip(bool) );

If you're gonna end up using the same thing over and over, use a method, and especially if it's across projects, make a Util class. Dunno what the industry standard is however. (Experienced programmers feel free to correct me)