System Namespace   Boolean Class

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Converts the specified string representation of a logical value to its Boolean equivalent.

[ VB ]
<Serializable>
Public Shared Function Parse ( _
   ByVal value As String _
) As Boolean

[ C# ]
[Serializable]
public static bool Parse (
   string value
);

[ C++ ]
[Serializable]
public: static bool Parse (
   String* value
);

[JScript ]
public Serializable
static function Parse (
   value : String
) : Boolean;

value

A string containing the value to convert.

true if value is equivalent to TrueString; otherwise, false.

Exception Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	value is a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic ).
FormatException	value is not equivalent to TrueString or FalseString.

The value parameter, optionally preceded or trailed by white space, must contain either TrueString or FalseString; otherwise, an exception is thrown. The comparison is case-insensitive.

Boolean Members   ArgumentNullException   FormatException   String   TrueString   FalseString

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