Boolean boxing in Java 1.3

Question

For some reason I have to maintain a Java 1.3 project. I use some Boolean but it seems that to give them default values I have to box them like this

Boolean disableAllTheThings = new Boolean(false);

Is there a way to have this automatically with a constant somewhere such as

Boolean disableAllTheThings = FALSE_CONSTANT;

It is not that important it just feels weird to box Booleans.

Answer 1

There is no boxing in your example, but you create an unnecessary object. How about using the constant provided by the Boolean class (link to 1.3 API) instead:

Boolean disableAllThings = Boolean.FALSE;

Answer 2

I think you're looking for Boolean.FALSE (and Boolean.TRUE ) . They were around since the beginning of Java, and they certainly were there in Java 1.3.1.