java - save checkbox value to sqlite database -

i have insert method on dbhelper class working , on mainactivity.java have:

if (mydb.insertitem(userinput.gettext().tostring(), userdesc.gettext().tostring(), checked)) {     toast.maketext(getapplicationcontext(), "done", toast.length_short).show(); } 

the third parameter on insert boolean value checkbox, problem how value on strings using sometext.gettext().tostring(). how work on booleans? please on adapter class have:

itemviewsholder.getcheckbox().setchecked( item.ischecked() );          itemviewsholder.cbdone.setonclicklistener( new view.onclicklistener() {             public void onclick(view v) {                  checkbox cb = (checkbox) v ;                 items itm = (items) cb.gettag();                 itm.setchecked( cb.ischecked() );                  if(cb.ischecked()){                     string s = itm.getname();                     system.out.println(s);                 }              }         }); 

use instead of check:

string.valueof(checked);