Hi Jeffery,
Well actually no. It doesn't answer my question.
I do understand what you are saying. We realized this the moment we
encountered the problem and changed our program accordingly.
Perhaps I expected too much when posting my original question. I was
looking for someone "in the know" to explain to me why the values were
different in the first place. What the "aha!" answer was that would make me
understand why the values need to be different in the first place -- that
there was more reason than the .Net implementors flipped a coin and
"capital" 'F' and 'T' won.
There is really no reason to continue this thread. I understand the
technical aspects of the issue.
Best regards,
Metro.
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Metro T. Sauper, Jr.
President
Sauper Associates, Inc.
""Jeffrey Tan[MSFT]"" <v-jetan@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> Hi Metro,
>
> Thanks for your feedback.
> I think our discussion already shows that in C# the bool type's value are
> true and false, while the bool type is mapping to the .Net Framework
> Boolean type and its value are True and False.
>
> Does this answer your question?
>
> Best regards,
> Jeffrey Tan
> Microsoft Online Partner Support
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> | From: "Metro Sauper" <msauper@sauper.com>
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> | Subject: Re: Ask a Language Designer: boolean: C# vs. Xml
> | Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2003 01:19:47 -0400
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> | The specific issue that brought this to mind is as follows:
> |
> | We are using xml to store some default configuration for reports. An[/color]
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> | entry might appear as follows:
> |
> | <Parameter Name="ShowDetail" Type="System.Boolean" Value="true" />
> |
> | Now normally with xml, we use "XmlConvert.ToBoolean(string)" to convert
> | values from xml to the specific datatype, in this case boolean.
> |
> | However, because the datatype is defined in the entry and not[/color]
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> I
> | wanted to use the Convert.ChangeType() method to evaluate the entry.
> | Somthing like:
> |
> | object parameterValue =
> Convert.ChanageType(node.Attributes["Value"].Value,
> | System.GetType(node.Attributes[Type].Value));
> |
> | However, this did not work because we configured the value as "true"
> rather
> | than "True". So now our configuration xml has "true/false" everywhere
> there
> | are boolean values EXCEPT for the parameter values where the value is
> | "True/False" since we use the XmlConvert for all values other than the
> ones
> | where we would like to use Convert.ChangeType().
> |
> | Now, I know how to solve the problem. There are lots of ways to solve[/color]
it.[color=blue]
> | That is not the question. I posed the question after reading the other
> "Ask
> | a Language Designer" questions and responded to the offer to post a
> question
> | here.
> |
> | The question is "Why are the default text representations for boolean
> | different in .Net and XML?"
> |
> | Thank you for you consideration of this question.
> |
> | Metro T. Sauper, Jr.
> | President
> | Sauper Associates, Inc.
> |
> | ""Jeffrey Tan[MSFT]"" <v-jetan@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> | news:NFHhPArmDHA.1772@cpmsftngxa06.phx.gbl...
> | >
> | > Hi,
> | >
> | > I think the true, false in C# are the type value of C#, and it is the
> | > mapping of .Net Framework type value. While in .Net, this type value[/color]
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> | > True and False.
> | > This is similiar as the int vs Int32, string vs String type mapping
> | > relationship.
> | >
> | > Hope this help,
> | >
> | > Jeffrey Tan
> | > Microsoft Online Partner Support
> | > Get Secure! -
www.microsoft.com/security
> | > This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no
> rights.
> | >
> | > --------------------
> | > | From: Jon Skeet [C# MVP] <skeet@pobox.com>
> | > | Subject: Re: Ask a Language Designer: boolean: C# vs. Xml
> | > | Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 18:55:27 +0100
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> | > | Greg Ewing [MVP] <gewing@_NO_SPAM_citidc.com> wrote:
> | > | > Metro, I'm not sure what you mean by the default text[/color]
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> | of
> | > a
> | > | > boolean.
> | > |
> | > | Try this:
> | > |
> | > | using System;
> | > |
> | > | public class Test
> | > | {
> | > | static void Main()
> | > | {
> | > | Console.WriteLine (true.ToString());
> | > | Console.WriteLine (false.ToString());
> | > | }
> | > | }
> | > |
> | > | That prints:
> | > |
> | > | True
> | > | False
> | > |
> | > | I'm pretty sure that's what the OP was talking about.
> | > |
> | > | It's not C# that does this, of course, but .NET itself.
> | > |
> | > | --
> | > | Jon Skeet - <skeet@pobox.com>
> | > |
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
> | > | If replying to the group, please do not mail me too
> | > |
> | >
> |
> |
> |
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