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Convert String to Boolean value
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string_ext.rb
class String
def to_boolean
return true if self == true || self =~ (/(true|t|yes|y|1)$/i)
return false if self == false || self.nil? || self.empty? || self =~ (/(false|f|no|n|0)$/i)
raise ArgumentError.new("invalid value for Boolean: \"#{self}\"")
end
end
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