code: public boolean isSelected() {
  
          Boolean value = (Boolean) getValue();
          if (value != null) {
              return (value.booleanValue());
          } else {
              return (false);
          }
  
      }
docs: <p>Return the local value of the selected state of this component.
  This method is a typesafe alias for <code>getValue()</code>.</p>