System Namespace   Convert Class

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Converts the value of a specified Object to an equivalent Boolean value.

[ VB ]
Overloads Public Shared Function ToBoolean ( _
   ByVal value As Object _
) As Boolean

[ C# ]
public static bool ToBoolean (
   object value
);

[ C++ ]
public: static bool ToBoolean (
   Object* value
);

[ JScript ]
public static function ToBoolean (
   value : Object
) : Boolean;

value

An Object that implements the IConvertible interface or a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic ).

false if value equals a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic ).

-or-

true or false; the result of invoking the IConvertible.ToBoolean method for the underlying type of value.

Convert Members   Convert.ToBoolean Overload List   Object

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