Convert.ToBoolean Method (SByte)

 

Converts the value of the specified 8-bit signed integer to an equivalent Boolean value.

This API is not CLS-compliant.

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

<CLSCompliantAttribute(False)>
Public Shared Function ToBoolean (
	value As SByte
) As Boolean

Parameters

value
Type: System.SByte

The 8-bit signed integer to convert.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean

true if value is not zero; otherwise, false.

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

Dim numbers() As SByte = { SByte.MinValue, -1, 0, 10, 100, SByte.MaxValue }
Dim result As Boolean

For Each number As SByte In numbers
   result = Convert.ToBoolean(number)                                 
   Console.WriteLine("{0,-5}  -->  {1}", number, result)
Next
' The example displays the following output:
'       -128   -->  True
'       -1     -->  True
'       0      -->  False
'       10     -->  True
'       100    -->  True
'       127    -->  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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