boolean evaluate(QConObject constraint, InternalCandidate candidate, Object obj) {
if (obj != null) {
if (obj instanceof ByteArrayBuffer) {
obj = StringHandler.readString(candidate.transaction().context(), (ByteArrayBuffer) obj);
}
String candidateStringValue = obj.toString();
String stringConstraint = constraint.getObject().toString();
if (!caseSensitive) {
candidateStringValue = candidateStringValue.toLowerCase();
stringConstraint = stringConstraint.toLowerCase();
}
return compareStrings(candidateStringValue, stringConstraint);
}
return constraint.getObject() == null;
}