java: boolean instanceOf Boolean?

Question

I\'m a bit confused: I have a function, that takes an Object as argument. But the compiler does not complain if I just pass a primitive and even recognizes a boolean primiti

Answer 1

This part of the method:

  if (((Boolean) value).booleanValue() == true ) return "yes";
  if (((Boolean) value).booleanValue() == false ) return "no";
  return "dunno";

Could be replaced with

  if (value == null) return "dunno";
  return value ? "yes" : "no";