BitConverter.ToBoolean Method

// Example of the BitConverter.ToBoolean method.
using System;

class GetBytesBoolDemo
{
    const string formatter = "{0,5}{1,16}{2,10}";

    // Convert a byte array element to bool and display it.
    public static void BAToBool( byte[ ] bytes, int index )
    {
        bool value = BitConverter.ToBoolean( bytes, index );

        Console.WriteLine( formatter, index, 
            BitConverter.ToString( bytes, index, 1 ), value );
    }

    public static void Main( )
    {
        byte[ ] byteArray = { 0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 255 };

        Console.WriteLine(
            "This example of the BitConverter.ToBoolean( byte[ ], " +
            "int ) \nmethod generates the following output. It " +
            "converts elements \nof a byte array to bool values.\n" );
        Console.WriteLine( "initial byte array" );
        Console.WriteLine( "------------------" );
        Console.WriteLine( BitConverter.ToString( byteArray ) + '\n' );
        Console.WriteLine( formatter, "index", "array element", "bool" );
        Console.WriteLine( formatter, "-----", "-------------", "----" );

        // Convert byte array elements to bool values.
        BAToBool( byteArray, 0 );
        BAToBool( byteArray, 1 );
        BAToBool( byteArray, 3 );
        BAToBool( byteArray, 5 );
        BAToBool( byteArray, 8 );
        BAToBool( byteArray, 9 );
    }
}

/*
This example of the BitConverter.ToBoolean( byte[ ], int )
method generates the following output. It converts elements
of a byte array to bool values.

initial byte array
------------------
00-01-02-04-08-10-20-40-80-FF

index   array element      bool
-----   -------------      ----
    0              00     False
    1              01      True
    3              04      True
    5              10      True
    8              80      True
    9              FF      True
*/