Is Java's default value for Boolean 'true'?
boolean, java
Solution
Boolean (with a uppercase 'B') is a Boolean object, which if not assigned a value, will default to null. boolean (with a lowercase 'b') is a boolean primitive, which if not assigned a value, will default to false.
Boolean objectBoolean;
boolean primitiveBoolean;
System.out.println(objectBoolean); // will print 'null'
System.out.println(primitiveBoolean); // will print 'false'
Problem
Why does `private Boolean shouldDropTables;` assign `true` by default to the variable instead of `NULL`, like when writing `private Integer anInteger;`? I am asking because I came across some code where there was an evaluation on a `shouldDropTables` Boolean variable being `NULL` or not determining whether to execute a method.