code: public boolean getNextBooleanParam(InputStream in, String strName, Map<String, Object> properties)
      {
          String strBoolean = this.getNextStringParam(in, strName, properties);
          return (DBConstants.FALSE.equals(strBoolean) ? false : true);
      }
docs: Get the next (String) param.
  @param strName The param name (in most implementations this is optional).
  @param properties The temporary remote session properties
  @return The next param as a string.