Converting string "true" / "false" to boolean value

JavascriptBoolean

Javascript Problem Overview

I have a JavaScript string containing "true" or "false".

How may I convert it to boolean without using the eval function?

Javascript Solutions

Solution 1 - Javascript

var val = (string === "true");

Solution 2 - Javascript

You could simply have: var result = (str == "true").

Solution 3 - Javascript

If you're using the variable result:

result = result == "true";
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