boolean parse method

application/core/Utils/Formatter.php

@@ -176,4 +176,18 @@ abstract class Formatter {
 		}
 		return 'OTH';
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Parse the given Value into a Bool
+	 *
+	 * @param mixed $value
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public static function parseBoolean($value) {
+		if (is_string($value)) {
+			$value = strtolower($value);
+		}
+		$bool = filter_var($value, FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN);
+		return $bool;
+	}
 }