How to compare Boolean?

Question

Take this for example (excerpt from Java regex checker not working):

while(!checker) {     matcher = pattern.matcher(number);     if(matcher.find())         checker = true;     else         year++; } 

Would it matter if .equals(false) was used to check for the value of the Boolean checker?

I know that there is this which is rather similar. However, obviously the question deals with primitive boolean and not the object wrapper, Boolean; thus, .equals() would not be applicable.

Also, should Boolean be dealt differently than boolean?

Answer 1

Try this:

if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(yourValue)) { ... } 

As additional benefit this is null-safe.