Description
The VarToBool method converts the variant value specified by the V parameter to a Boolean value.
Declaration
Applies To
The method is applied to the following object:
Parameters
The method has the following parameter:
V
Specifies the variant value to be converted. V can be a Boolean, a number, a string representing a Boolean or a number, or a date/time value (see the Remarks section for details). Otherwise, an error occurs.
Result Value
The Boolean value to which the specified variant value has been converted.
Remarks
The table below lists numeric, string and date/time values that aqConvert.VarToBool can successfully convert to corresponding Boolean values.
| Value | Result |
|---|---|
| "True", "true", "TRUE", "trUE" etc | True |
| "False", "false", "FALSE", "fAlsE" etc | False |
| 0, 0.0, 0.00 etc | False |
| 1, 2, 3 etc -1, -2, -3 etc 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 etc -0.1, -0.2, -0.3 etc |
True |
| "0", "00", "0.0" etc | False |
| "1", "2", "3" etc "-1", "-2", "-3" etc "0.1", "0.2", "0.3" etc "-0.1", "-0.2", "-0.3" etc |
True |
| 00:00:00 | False |
| 00:00:01, 1/1/2008 etc | True |
If the method cannot convert the argument's value to a Boolean value, it will log an error.
| Value | Result |
|---|---|
| "A sample string" | Error |
| "1.2.3" | Error |
Example
The following example demonstrates how you can convert variant values to Boolean values.
JavaScript, JScript
function VarToBoolExample()
{
// Converting strings to Boolean values
Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool("TRuE"));
Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool("false"));
Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool("0"));
Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool("142"));
Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool("-0.5"));
// Converting numbers to Boolean values
Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool(3.5));
Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool(-3.5));
Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool(0.0));
}
/*
The routine produces the following output:
True
False
False
True
True
True
True
False
*/
Python
def VarToBoolExample():
# Converting strings to Boolean values
Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool("TRuE"))
Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool("false"))
Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool("0"))
Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool("142"))
Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool("-0.5"))
# Converting numbers to Boolean values
Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool(3.5))
Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool(-3.5))
Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool(0.0))
# The routine produces the following output:
# True
# False
# False
# True
# True
# True
# True
# FalseVBScript
Sub VarToBoolExample
' Converting strings to Boolean values
Call Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool("TRuE"))
Call Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool("false"))
Call Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool("0"))
Call Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool("142"))
Call Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool("-0.5"))
' Converting numbers to Boolean values
Call Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool(3.5))
Call Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool(-3.5))
Call Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool(0.0))
End Sub
' The routine produces the following output:
' True
' False
' False
' True
' True
' True
' True
' False
DelphiScript
function VarToBoolExample;
begin
// Converting strings to Booleanvalues
Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool('TRuE'));
Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool('false'));
Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool('0'));
Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool('142'));
Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool('-0.5'));
// Converting numbers to Boolean values
Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool(3.5));
Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool(-3.5));
Log.Message(aqConvert.VarToBool(0.0));
end;
{
The routine produces the following output:
True
False
False
True
True
True
True
False
}
C++Script, C#Script
function VarToBoolExample()
{
// Converting strings to Boolean values
Log["Message"]( aqConvert["VarToBool"]("TRuE") );
Log["Message"]( aqConvert["VarToBool"]("false") );
Log["Message"]( aqConvert["VarToBool"]("0") );
Log["Message"]( aqConvert["VarToBool"]("142") );
Log["Message"]( aqConvert["VarToBool"]("-0.5") );
// Converting numbers to Boolean values
Log["Message"]( aqConvert["VarToBool"](3.5) );
Log["Message"]( aqConvert["VarToBool"](-3.5) );
Log["Message"]( aqConvert["VarToBool"](0.0) );
}
/*
The routine produces the following output:
True
False
False
True
True
True
True
False
*/
See Also
VarToInt Method
VarToFloat Method
VarToStr Method
GetVarType Method
VarClear Method