boolean

# File lib/rexml/functions.rb, line 296
    def Functions::boolean( object=nil )
      if object.kind_of? String
        if object =~ /\d+/
          return object.to_f != 0
        else
          return object.size > 0
        end
      elsif object.kind_of? Array
        object = object.find{|x| x and true}
      end
      return object ? true : false
    end