turn a value into a boolean javascript code example

Example 1: string to boolean js

// Everyone does one extra check. Here is a better answer

let toBool = string => string === 'true'; // ? true : false;
// Not everyone gets ES6 so here for the beginners
function toBool(string){
	return string === 'true';
}

Example 2: javascript true string to boolean

var isHidden='true';
var isHiddenBool = (isHidden == 'true');