public boolean isOptional() {
        return (getOptional() != null) ? Boolean.parseBoolean(getOptional()) : false;
    }

            ]]>
          </code>
        </codeSegment>
        <codeSegment>
          <version>4.0.0/4.0.99</version>
          <code>
            <![CDATA[
    public void setOptional(boolean optional) {
        setOptional(String.valueOf(optional));
    }

            Dependency target, Dependency source, boolean sourceDominant, Map<Object, Object> context) {
        String src = source.getOptional();
        if (src != null) {
            if (sourceDominant || target.getOptional() == null) {
                target.setOptional(src);
                target.setLocation("optional", source.getLocation("optional"));
            }
        }
    }