code: public static boolean convertToBoolean (@Nullable final Object aSrcValue, final boolean bDefault)
    {
      final Boolean aValue = convert (aSrcValue, Boolean.class, null);
      return aValue == null ? bDefault : aValue.booleanValue ();
    }
docs: Convert the passed source value to boolean
  
  @param aSrcValue
  The source value. May be <code>null</code>.
  @param bDefault
  The default value to be returned if an error occurs during type
  conversion.
  @return <code>null</code> if the source value was <code>null</code>.
  @throws RuntimeException
  If the converter itself throws an exception
  @see TypeConverterProviderBestMatch