string.rb in openstudio-analysis-1.0.0

- old
+ new

@@ -1,5 +1,39 @@
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 # Typecast Variable Values by a string.
 def typecast_value(variable_type, value, inspect_string = false)
   out_value = nil
   unless value.nil?
@@ -13,12 +47,12 @@
       when 'bool', 'boolean'
         # Check if the value is already a boolean
         if !!value == value
           out_value = value
         else
-          if value.downcase == 'true'
+          if value.casecmp('true').zero?
             out_value = true
-          elsif value.downcase == 'false'
+          elsif value.casecmp('false').zero?
             out_value = false
           else
             raise "Can't cast to a bool from a value of '#{value}' of class '#{value.class}'"
           end
         end