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System.Convert.ToBoolean Method

Converts a double to a bool . [Edit]

public static bool ToBoolean (double value)

Parameters

value
The double value to be converted. [Edit]

Returns

true if value is non-zero; false if value is zero. [Edit]

Remarks

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Example

The following example demonstrates converting double values to bool values.

C# Example
using System;
class ConvertBoolTest {
    static public void Main() {
        double double0 = 0.0;
        double double1 = 1.0; 
        double double2 = -2.0;
        bool bool0 = Convert.ToBoolean(double0);
        bool bool1 = Convert.ToBoolean(double1);
        bool bool2 = Convert.ToBoolean(double2);
        Console.WriteLine("(double) {0} as bool = {1}",double0,bool0);
        Console.WriteLine("(double) {0} as bool = {1}",double1,bool1);
        Console.WriteLine("(double) {0} as bool = {1}",double2,bool2);
    }
}

The output is

(double) 0 as bool = False
(double) 1 as bool = True
(double) -2 as bool = True

Requirements

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0