Javascript: String.prototype._toBool

string-extension-_toBool.js

	// We extend the string object with a little helper function
	// to convert a boolean value from a string to bool.
	// var flag = "true"._toBool
  Object.defineProperty(String.prototype, "_toBool", {
    get : function() {
        return (/^(true|1)$/i).test(this);
    }
  });