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XmlConvert.ToBoolean Method

.NET Framework 4

Converts the String to a Boolean equivalent.

Namespace:  System.Xml
Assembly:  System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
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public static bool ToBoolean(
	string s
)

Parameters

s
Type: System.String
The string to convert.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
A Boolean value, that is, true or false.
Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

s is null.

FormatException

s does not represent a Boolean value.

Valid strings are "1" or "true" for true and "0" or "false" for false.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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Converting 'True' or 'False' throws FormatException
It was not clear to me from this reference. Calling XmlConvert.ToBoolean with 'True' or 'False' instead of 'true' or 'false' throws FormatException. Can be handled by converting the input string to lowercase before calling this method. It will be really nice if the method took care of this.
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