Change return method from boolean to int

Question

Can i convert in some way this method from boolean to int? so when i will call the method instead return true or false i can return 1 or 0:

public boolean openMode() {

return Settings.System.getBoolean(contxt.getConentResolver(), Setting.System.START_METHOD, true); 

}

Yes, it is possible to write a function that returns `int`. What is your question? — SLaks, Oct 03 '14 at 15:31
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3793650/convert-boolean-to-int-in-java — Flyingcows00, Oct 03 '14 at 15:35

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 03 '14 at 15:32

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public int openMode(){
    boolean value = Settings.System.getBoolean(contxt.getConentResolver(), Setting.System.START_METHOD, true);

    if(value){
        return 1;
    }
    else{
        return 0;
    }

}

answered Oct 03 '14 at 15:32

Bono

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 03 '14 at 15:31

Unlike other programming languages like C, java does not recognizes 1 or 0 as true or false ( or boolean in short). So the return type of this method has to be boolean it self, you can not return 1 or 0 unless you change the method's return type. However, if you can change the method signature , you can change the return type to int and return 1 for true and 0 for false. example :

public int openMode(){
 return (Settings.System.getBoolean(contxt.getConentResolver(), Setting.System.START_METHOD, true))?1:0 ;
}

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 03 '14 at 15:35

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A shorter form, using a "ternary operator":

public int openMode()
{
    boolean value = Settings.System.getBoolean(contxt.getConentResolver(), Setting.System.START_METHOD, true);
    return (value == true ? 1 : 0);
}

answered Oct 03 '14 at 15:35

Phantômaxx

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It's called "ternary operator" – Phantômaxx Oct 03 '14 at 15:39

Change return method from boolean to int

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