    # File temp/functions.rb, line 271
        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