What is the difference between Boolean.TRUE and true in Java?

Question

PS: I understand the difference between "true" and true.

Edit: I also understand that Boolean.TRUE is a wrapper for the primitive true, my question then is - why does the primitive boolean accept Boolean.TRUE as a value? For instance,

boolean boolVar = Boolean.TRUE;

seems to be a valid statement.

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4894311/what-is-the-difference-between-boolean-true-and-true-in-java

Answer 1

The reason

boolean boolVar = Boolean.TRUE;

works is because of autounboxing, a Java 5 feature that allows a wrapper object to be converted to its primitive equivalent automatically when needed. The opposite, autoboxing, is also possible:

Boolean boolVar = true;