Determines whether a specific boolean flag is set on XML element. - Java XML

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Determines whether a specific boolean flag is set on XML element.

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//package com.java2s;

import org.w3c.dom.Element;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Determines whether a specific boolean flag is set on an element.
     * 
     * @param element The element to analyze.
     * @param attributeName The name of the boolean 'flag' attribute.
     * @return True if the value of the attribute is 'true', false if it is
     *         not or if the attribute does not exist.
     */
    public static boolean getBooleanAttribute(Element element,
            String attributeName) {
        String value = element.getAttribute(attributeName);
        if (value == null) {
            return false;
        } else if (value.equals("true")) {
            return true;
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    }
}

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