convert type 'byte' to 'bool'

[Chris]

Hi,

I try to print out truth-tables for an &&-operation using the following
code, unfortunatly I get compiler errors :

for ( byte i1=0; i1<=1; i1++)
{
for ( byte i2=0; i2<=1; i2++)
{
bool a = (bool)i1; // ERROR : convert type 'byte' to 'bool'
bool b = (bool)i2; // ERROR : convert type 'byte' to 'bool'
bool result = a && b;
}
}

how do I solve this ?
thnx
Chris

[Willy Denoyette [MVP]]

bool a = Convert.ToBoolean(i1);

Willy.

"Chris" <ch********@pandora.be> wrote in message
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Hi,

I try to print out truth-tables for an &&-operation using the following
code, unfortunatly I get compiler errors :

for ( byte i1=0; i1<=1; i1++)
{
for ( byte i2=0; i2<=1; i2++)
{
bool a = (bool)i1; // ERROR : convert type 'byte' to 'bool'
bool b = (bool)i2; // ERROR : convert type 'byte' to 'bool'
bool result = a && b;
}
}

how do I solve this ?
thnx
Chris

[Peter Rilling]

Why not just do "bool result = i1 && i2".

"Chris" <ch********@pandora.be> wrote in message
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Hi,

I try to print out truth-tables for an &&-operation using the following
code, unfortunatly I get compiler errors :

for ( byte i1=0; i1<=1; i1++)
{
for ( byte i2=0; i2<=1; i2++)
{
bool a = (bool)i1; // ERROR : convert type 'byte' to 'bool'
bool b = (bool)i2; // ERROR : convert type 'byte' to 'bool'
bool result = a && b;
}
}

how do I solve this ?
thnx
Chris

[Tarakeshwar L]

use Convert.ToBoolean instead of using (bool) i1

Convert.ToBoolean(i1);

It will work this way.

Regards,

Tarakeshwar

"Chris" <ch********@pandora.be> wrote in message
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Hi,

I try to print out truth-tables for an &&-operation using the following
code, unfortunatly I get compiler errors :

for ( byte i1=0; i1<=1; i1++)
{
for ( byte i2=0; i2<=1; i2++)
{
bool a = (bool)i1; // ERROR : convert type 'byte' to 'bool'
bool b = (bool)i2; // ERROR : convert type 'byte' to 'bool'
bool result = a && b;
}
}

how do I solve this ?
thnx
Chris

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,

Assuming that you consider a value different to 0 true ( the default ) ,
this will do:

bool b = byte >0;
cheers,

--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation

"Chris" <ch********@pandora.be> wrote in message
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Hi,

I try to print out truth-tables for an &&-operation using the following
code, unfortunatly I get compiler errors :

for ( byte i1=0; i1<=1; i1++)
{
for ( byte i2=0; i2<=1; i2++)
{
bool a = (bool)i1; // ERROR : convert type 'byte' to 'bool'
bool b = (bool)i2; // ERROR : convert type 'byte' to 'bool'
bool result = a && b;
}
}

how do I solve this ?
thnx
Chris

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Peter Rilling <pe***@nospam.rilling.net> wrote:

Why not just do "bool result = i1 && i2".

Because there's no operator && which has byte on each side of it.

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[Peter Rilling]

Doh!

Stupid me. :)

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Peter Rilling <pe***@nospam.rilling.net> wrote:

Why not just do "bool result = i1 && i2".

Because there's no operator && which has byte on each side of it.

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too

[Drebin]

I also enjoy doing something like:

bool a = bool.Parse(i2.ToString());
"Chris" <ch********@pandora.be> wrote in message
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Hi,

I try to print out truth-tables for an &&-operation using the following
code, unfortunatly I get compiler errors :

for ( byte i1=0; i1<=1; i1++)
{
for ( byte i2=0; i2<=1; i2++)
{
bool a = (bool)i1; // ERROR : convert type 'byte' to 'bool'
bool b = (bool)i2; // ERROR : convert type 'byte' to 'bool'
bool result = a && b;
}
}

how do I solve this ?
thnx
Chris

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Drebin <th*******@hotmail.com> wrote:

I also enjoy doing something like:

bool a = bool.Parse(i2.ToString());

You may enjoy it, but it's just an expensive way of doing

bool a = false;

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Jon Skeet [C# MVP] <sk***@pobox.com> wrote:

Drebin <th*******@hotmail.com> wrote:

I also enjoy doing something like:

bool a = bool.Parse(i2.ToString());

You may enjoy it, but it's just an expensive way of doing

bool a = false;

Apologies - it's actually an expensive way of throwing a new
FormatException. Still doesn't do anything useful though ;)

--
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[Drebin]

The original post was about casting a byte as a bool... it sounds like you
jumped in mid-stream here!? :-)
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Jon Skeet [C# MVP] <sk***@pobox.com> wrote:

Drebin <th*******@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I also enjoy doing something like:
>
> bool a = bool.Parse(i2.ToString());

You may enjoy it, but it's just an expensive way of doing

bool a = false;

Apologies - it's actually an expensive way of throwing a new
FormatException. Still doesn't do anything useful though ;)

--
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[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Drebin <th*******@hotmail.com> wrote:

The original post was about casting a byte as a bool... it sounds like you
jumped in mid-stream here!? :-)

No, I understood what the OP wanted. I just can't see how your code
helps. Were you meaning it as a joke?

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[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,

Are you converting a byte to string, then the string back to bool?

What is the point of that?

the easiest and I believe fastest way of doing this is
bool b= byte_var >0;

why using Convert.XXX methods or any other method, for something that can be
solved with a simple operation?
cheers,

--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation

"Drebin" <th*******@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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I also enjoy doing something like:

bool a = bool.Parse(i2.ToString());
"Chris" <ch********@pandora.be> wrote in message
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Hi,

I try to print out truth-tables for an &&-operation using the following
code, unfortunatly I get compiler errors :

for ( byte i1=0; i1<=1; i1++)
{
for ( byte i2=0; i2<=1; i2++)
{
bool a = (bool)i1; // ERROR : convert type 'byte' to 'bool' bool b = (bool)i2; // ERROR : convert type 'byte' to 'bool' bool result = a && b;
}
}

how do I solve this ?
thnx
Chris

[Drebin]

lol No John, my post was not a joke... yeah, I wrote that off the top of my
head.. .sometimes my posts help, sometimes they end up being useless. :-)
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Drebin <th*******@hotmail.com> wrote:

The original post was about casting a byte as a bool... it sounds like you jumped in mid-stream here!? :-)

No, I understood what the OP wanted. I just can't see how your code
helps. Were you meaning it as a joke?

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
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[Drebin]

Nevermind me, that doesn't work anyhow.. see? Don't be like me - think
outside of the box!! Think simple!!

I've been doing long.Parse() all week.. "Ask a carpenter to solve a problem,
he'll give you a hammer" :-)
"Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )" <ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us> wrote
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Hi,

Are you converting a byte to string, then the string back to bool?

What is the point of that?

the easiest and I believe fastest way of doing this is
bool b= byte_var >0;

why using Convert.XXX methods or any other method, for something that can be solved with a simple operation?
cheers,

--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation

"Drebin" <th*******@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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I also enjoy doing something like:

bool a = bool.Parse(i2.ToString());
"Chris" <ch********@pandora.be> wrote in message
news:tv***********************@phobos.telenet-ops.be...

Hi,

I try to print out truth-tables for an &&-operation using the following code, unfortunatly I get compiler errors :

for ( byte i1=0; i1<=1; i1++)
{
for ( byte i2=0; i2<=1; i2++)
{
bool a = (bool)i1; // ERROR : convert type 'byte' to 'bool' bool b = (bool)i2; // ERROR : convert type 'byte' to 'bool' bool result = a && b;
}
}

how do I solve this ?
thnx
Chris