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# getBooleanValue()

Coerces truthy and falsy values into a native boolean.

## Signature

`getBooleanValue(Object val)`

## Parameters

**_val_:** Type: `Object`. The object to check.

## Returns

**Type: `String`** Returns `true` if the object is truthy, or `false` otherwise.