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  • Alex Stevens
    #1

    Convert boolean to a 1 or 0

    Hi All,

    I want to cleanly convert a boolean value to a bit value (1 or 0) in vb.net.

    I can:

    Math.Abs(CInt(b olValue))

    or:

    cint(bolValue) * -1

    However, I wondered if there was a built-in method.

    Thanks

    Alex



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    • Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu
      #2
      Re: Convert boolean to a 1 or 0

      "Alex Stevens" <alexStevens_no spam@gcc.co.uk> wrote in
      news:uJxZ2uP4DH A.1636@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl:[color=blue]
      > I want to cleanly convert a boolean value to a bit value (1 or 0) in
      > vb.net.
      >
      > I can:
      >
      > Math.Abs(CInt(b olValue))
      >
      > or:
      >
      > cint(bolValue) * -1
      >
      > However, I wondered if there was a built-in method.[/color]

      The cleanest method is to make a function that does it. It will make your
      code more readable as well.

      Or does VB still have the IIF function?


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        • Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
          #3
          Re: Convert boolean to a 1 or 0

          * "Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu" <cpub@hower.org > scripsit:[color=blue]
          > The cleanest method is to make a function that does it. It will make your
          > code more readable as well.
          >
          > Or does VB still have the IIF function?[/color]

          Yes, 'IIf' still exists.

          OT: Nice X-Face.

          --
          Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
          <http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

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            • Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu
              #4
              Re: Convert boolean to a 1 or 0

              hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at (Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]) wrote in news:
              #Ejsk5Q4DHA.216 8@TK2MSFTNGP12. phx.gbl:[color=blue][color=green]
              >> Or does VB still have the IIF function?[/color]
              >
              > Yes, 'IIf' still exists.[/color]

              Use IIF then. :)


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                • Tom Leylan
                  #5
                  Re: Convert boolean to a 1 or 0

                  "Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu" <cpub@hower.org > wrote...[color=blue]
                  > hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at (Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]) wrote in news:
                  > #Ejsk5Q4DHA.216 8@TK2MSFTNGP12. phx.gbl:[color=green][color=darkred]
                  > >> Or does VB still have the IIF function?[/color]
                  > >
                  > > Yes, 'IIf' still exists.[/color]
                  >
                  > Use IIF then. :)[/color]

                  As an alternative (and in my mind a "cleaner" alternative) you may want to
                  consider defining a new datatype. A structure should be able to handle the
                  basic "Boolean" behavior and provide a "ToInteger" method as well.

                  Tom


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