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Convert::ToBoolean Method (Single)

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Converts the value of the specified single-precision floating-point number to an equivalent Boolean value.

Namespace:   System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

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public:
static bool ToBoolean(
	float value
)

Parameters

value
Type: System::Single

The single-precision floating-point number to convert.

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean

true if value is not zero; otherwise, false.

The following example converts an array of Single values to Boolean values.

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array<float>^ numbers = gcnew array<float> { Single::MinValue, (float) -193.0012, (float) 20e-15f, 0, 
                                             (float) 10551e-10, (float) 100.3398, Single::MaxValue };
bool result;

for each (float number in numbers)
{
   result = Convert::ToBoolean(number);                                 
   Console::WriteLine("{0,-15}  -->  {1}", number, result);
}
// The example displays the following output:
//       -3.402823E+38    -->  True
//       -193.0012        -->  True
//       2E-14            -->  True
//       0                -->  False
//       1.0551E-06       -->  True
//       100.3398         -->  True
//       3.402823E+38     -->  True

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
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