# File rexml/functions.rb, line 250
  def Functions::boolean( object=nil )
			if object.kind_of? String
				if object =~ /\d+/u
					return object.to_f != 0
				else
					return object.size > 0
				end
			elsif object.kind_of? Array
				object = object.find{|x| x and true}
			end
			return object ? true : false
		end