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# toBoolean

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

## toBoolean(str: String): Boolean

Transform a `String` value into a `Boolean` value.

_Introduced in DataWeave version 2.4.0._

### Parameters

<table><colgroup><col> <col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p><code>str</code></p></td><td><p>The <code>String</code> value to transform into a <code>Boolean</code> value.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Example

This example shows how `toBoolean` behaves with different inputs.

#### Source

```DataWeave
%dw 2.0
import * from dw::util::Coercions
output application/json
---
{
  a: toBoolean("true"),
  b: toBoolean("false"),
  c: toBoolean("FALSE"),
  d: toBoolean("TrUe")
}
```

#### Output

```Json
{
  "a": true,
  "b": false,
  "c": false,
  "d": true
}
```