Package Exports
- boolify
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boolify
Convert true/false strings to booleans
example
var boolify = require('../index.js')
var trueString = boolify('true')
var falseString = boolify('false')
var aString = boolify('A string')
var obj = boolify({
t: 'true',
f: 'false',
s: 'Another string',
n: 5
})
console.log(trueString === true)
console.log(falseString === false)
console.log(aString === 'A string')
console.log(obj.t === true)
console.log(obj.f === false)
console.log(obj.s === 'Another string')
console.log(obj.n === 5)
This is helpful for handling checkboxes in express' req.body
app.put('/users/:username', function(req, res) {
console.log(req.body.someCheckbox) // 'true'
req.body = boolify(req.body)
console.log(req.body.someCheckbox) // true
})
install
With npm do:
npm install boolify
license
MIT