Convert boolean to a 1 or 0

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Alex Stevens

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(bolValue))

or:

cint(bolValue) * -1

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

Thanks

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

I can:

Math.Abs(CInt(bolValue))

or:

cint(bolValue) * -1

However, I wondered if there was a built-in method.
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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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* "Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu said:
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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Yes, 'IIf' still exists.

OT: Nice X-Face.
 
Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu said:
Use IIF then. :)
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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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