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Convert::ToByte Method (Boolean)

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Converts the specified Boolean value to the equivalent 8-bit unsigned integer.

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

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public:
static unsigned char ToByte(
	bool value
)

Parameters

value
Type: System::Boolean

The Boolean value to convert.

Return Value

Type: System::Byte

The number 1 if value is true; otherwise, 0.

The following example illustrates the conversion of Boolean to Byte values.

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using namespace System;

void main()
{
   bool falseFlag = false;
   bool trueFlag = true;

   Console::WriteLine("{0} converts to {1}.", falseFlag,
                      Convert::ToByte(falseFlag));
   Console::WriteLine("{0} converts to {1}.", trueFlag, 
                      Convert::ToByte(trueFlag));
}
// The example displays the following output:
//       False converts to 0.
//       True converts to 1.

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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