Convert::ToBoolean Method (String)
Converts the specified string representation of a logical value to its Boolean equivalent.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- value
- Type: System::String
A string that contains the value of either Boolean::TrueString or Boolean::FalseString.
Return Value
Type: System::Booleantrue if value equals TrueString, or false if value equals FalseString or nullptr.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| FormatException | value is not equal to TrueString or FalseString. |
For a successful conversion to occur, the value parameter must equal either Boolean::TrueString, a constant whose value is True, Boolean::FalseString, a constant whose value is False, or it must be nullptr. In comparing value with Boolean::TrueString and Boolean::FalseString, the method ignores case as well as leading and trailing white space.
If you prefer not to handle an exception if the conversion fails, you can call the Boolean::TryParse method instead. It returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the conversion succeeded or failed.
The following example uses the Convert::ToBoolean(String) method to convert various strings to Boolean values.
using namespace System; void ConvertToBoolean(String^ value) { try { Console::WriteLine("Converted '{0}' to {1}.", value, Convert::ToBoolean(value)); } catch (FormatException^ e) { Console::WriteLine("Unable to convert '{0}' to a Boolean.", value); } } void main() { ConvertToBoolean(nullptr); ConvertToBoolean(String::Empty); ConvertToBoolean("true"); ConvertToBoolean("TrueString"); ConvertToBoolean("False"); ConvertToBoolean(" false "); ConvertToBoolean("-1"); ConvertToBoolean("0"); } // The example displays the following output: // Converted '' to False. // Unable to convert '' to a Boolean. // Converted 'true' to True. // Unable to convert 'TrueString' to a Boolean. // Converted 'False' to False. // Converted ' false ' to False. // Unable to convert '-1' to a Boolean. // Unable to convert '0' to a Boolean.
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.