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Conversions.ToBoolean Method (String)

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Converts a string to a Boolean value.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualBasic (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function ToBoolean ( _
    Value As String _
) As Boolean

public static bool ToBoolean(
    string Value
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
A Boolean value. Returns False if the string is null; otherwise, True.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.