diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/ArrayUtils.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/ArrayUtils.java
index 7f8177a47..c5ebeea2b 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/ArrayUtils.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/ArrayUtils.java
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang.builder.ToStringStyle;
  * @author Moritz Petersen
  * @author <a href="mailto:fredrik@westermarck.com">Fredrik Westermarck</a>
  * @author Nikolay Metchev
+ * @author Matthew Hawthorne
  * @since 2.0
- * @version $Id: ArrayUtils.java,v 1.14 2003/06/25 23:32:08 scolebourne Exp $
+ * @version $Id: ArrayUtils.java,v 1.15 2003/06/25 23:33:47 scolebourne Exp $
  */
 public class ArrayUtils {
 
@@ -905,4 +906,72 @@ public class ArrayUtils {
         return (indexOf(array, objectToFind) != -1);
     }
 
+    // Primitive/Object converters
+    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /**
+     * <p>Converts an array of object Booleans to primitives.</p>
+     *
+     * <p>This method returns <code>null</code> if <code>null</code> input.</p>
+     * 
+     * @param array  a <code>Boolean</code> array, may be <code>null</code>
+     * @return a <code>boolean</code> array
+     * @throws NullPointerException if array content is <code>null</code>
+     */
+    public static boolean[] toPrimitive(final Boolean[] array) {
+        if (array == null) {
+            return null;
+        } else if (array.length == 0) {
+            return EMPTY_BOOLEAN_ARRAY;
+        }
+        final boolean[] result = new boolean[array.length];
+        for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
+            result[i] = array[i].booleanValue();
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Converts an array of object Booleans to primitives handling null.</p>
+     * 
+     * <p>This method returns <code>null</code> if <code>null</code> input.</p>
+     * 
+     * @param array  a <code>Boolean</code> array, may be <code>null</code>
+     * @param valueForNull  the value to insert if <code>null</code> found
+     * @return a <code>boolean</code> array
+     */
+    public static boolean[] toPrimitive(final Boolean[] array, final boolean valueForNull) {
+        if (array == null) {
+            return null;
+        } else if (array.length == 0) {
+            return EMPTY_BOOLEAN_ARRAY;
+        }
+        final boolean[] result = new boolean[array.length];
+        for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
+            Boolean b = array[i];
+            result[i] = (b == null ? valueForNull : b.booleanValue());
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Converts an array of primitive booleans to objects.</p>
+     *
+     * <p>This method returns <code>null</code> if <code>null</code> input.</p>
+     * 
+     * @param array  a <code>boolean</code> array
+     * @return a <code>Boolean</code> array
+     */
+    public static Boolean[] toObject(final boolean[] array) {
+        if (array == null) {
+            return null;
+        } else if (array.length == 0) {
+            return EMPTY_BOOLEAN_OBJECT_ARRAY;
+        }
+        final Boolean[] result = new Boolean[array.length];
+        for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
+            result[i] = (array[i] ? Boolean.TRUE : Boolean.FALSE);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/ArrayUtilsTest.java b/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/ArrayUtilsTest.java
index c531e51e0..a01b2576c 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/ArrayUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/ArrayUtilsTest.java
@@ -64,10 +64,11 @@ import junit.textui.TestRunner;
 /**
  * Unit tests {@link org.apache.commons.lang.ArrayUtils}.
  *
- * @author <a href="mailto:scolebourne@joda.org">Stephen Colebourne</a>
+ * @author Stephen Colebourne
  * @author Moritz Petersen
  * @author Nikolay Metchev
- * @version $Id: ArrayUtilsTest.java,v 1.6 2003/03/23 21:47:30 scolebourne Exp $
+ * @author Matthew Hawthorne
+ * @version $Id: ArrayUtilsTest.java,v 1.7 2003/06/25 23:33:47 scolebourne Exp $
  */
 public class ArrayUtilsTest extends TestCase {
 
@@ -80,8 +81,8 @@ public class ArrayUtilsTest extends TestCase {
     }
 
     public static Test suite() {
-    	TestSuite suite = new TestSuite(ArrayUtilsTest.class);
-    	suite.setName("ArrayUtils Tests");
+        TestSuite suite = new TestSuite(ArrayUtilsTest.class);
+        suite.setName("ArrayUtils Tests");
         return suite;
     }
 
@@ -706,4 +707,47 @@ public class ArrayUtilsTest extends TestCase {
         assertEquals(true, ArrayUtils.contains(array, null));
         assertEquals(false, ArrayUtils.contains(array, "notInArray"));
     }
+    
+    // testToPrimitive/Object for boolean
+    //  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    public void testToPrimitive_boolean() {
+        assertEquals(null, ArrayUtils.toPrimitive(null));
+        assertSame(ArrayUtils.EMPTY_BOOLEAN_ARRAY, ArrayUtils.toPrimitive(new Boolean[0]));
+        assertTrue(Arrays.equals(
+            new boolean[] {true, false, true},
+            ArrayUtils.toPrimitive(new Boolean[] {Boolean.TRUE, Boolean.FALSE, Boolean.TRUE}))
+        );
+
+        try {
+            ArrayUtils.toPrimitive(new Boolean[] {Boolean.TRUE, null});
+            fail();
+        } catch (NullPointerException ex) {}
+    }
+
+    public void testToPrimitive_boolean_boolean() {
+        assertEquals(null, ArrayUtils.toPrimitive(null, false));
+        assertSame(ArrayUtils.EMPTY_BOOLEAN_ARRAY, ArrayUtils.toPrimitive(new Boolean[0], false));
+        assertTrue(Arrays.equals(
+            new boolean[] {true, false, true},
+            ArrayUtils.toPrimitive(new Boolean[] {Boolean.TRUE, Boolean.FALSE, Boolean.TRUE}, false))
+        );
+        assertTrue(Arrays.equals(
+            new boolean[] {true, false, false},
+            ArrayUtils.toPrimitive(new Boolean[] {Boolean.TRUE, null, Boolean.FALSE}, false))
+        );
+        assertTrue(Arrays.equals(
+            new boolean[] {true, true, false},
+            ArrayUtils.toPrimitive(new Boolean[] {Boolean.TRUE, null, Boolean.FALSE}, true))
+        );
+    }
+
+    public void testToObject_boolean() {
+        assertEquals(null, ArrayUtils.toObject(null));
+        assertSame(ArrayUtils.EMPTY_BOOLEAN_OBJECT_ARRAY, ArrayUtils.toObject(new boolean[0]));
+        assertTrue(Arrays.equals(
+            new Boolean[] {Boolean.TRUE, Boolean.FALSE, Boolean.TRUE},
+            ArrayUtils.toObject(new boolean[] {true, false, true}))
+        );
+    }
+
 }