import java.util.Scanner;

public class String2Bool
{
   public static boolean  parseBoolean( String s )
   {
     /* -------------------------------------------------------
        Signal to students that we are using our own method !
        ------------------------------------------------------- */
     System.out.println("*** You called BooleanIO's parseBoolean( )");

     if ( s.equals("true") )
        return true;
     else
        return false;
   }


   public static void main(String[] args)
   {
      Scanner in = new Scanner( System.in );

      String input;

      boolean x;


      System.out.print("Enter a boolean value: ");
      input = in.nextLine();

      x = parseBoolean(input);  // Convert string repr to Boolean 
                                // *** Try replacing this method call
				// *** with Java's Boolean.parseBoolean()

      if ( x )
      {
         System.out.println("You have entered the `true' boolean value");
      }
      else
      {
         System.out.println("You have entered the `false' boolean value");
      }
   }
}