getBoolean(String columnLabel)

Syntax:

boolean getBoolean(String columnLabel)
                   throws SQLException

Description:

Retrieves the value of the designated column in the current row of this ResultSet object as a boolean in the Java programming language.

If the designated column has a datatype of CHAR or VARCHAR and contains a "0" or has a datatype of BIT, TINYINT, SMALLINT, INTEGER or BIGINT and contains a 0, a value of false is returned. If the designated column has a datatype of CHAR or VARCHAR and contains a "1" or has a datatype of BIT, TINYINT, SMALLINT, INTEGER or BIGINT and contains a 1, a value of true is returned.

Parameters:

columnLabel

the label for the column specified with the SQL AS clause. If the SQL AS clause was not specified, then the label is the name of the column

Returns:

the column value; if the value is SQL NULL, the value returned is false

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs, columnName is not a valid column label, or this method is called on a closed result set.

Reference:

For more information, reference JDBC documentation for: ResultSet.getBoolean(String)