Cbool
Converts numeric or string expression to a boolean (`Boolean`)
Syntax
`
Declare Function Cbool ( ByVal expression As datatype ) As Boolean
Type typename
Declare Operator Cast ( ) As Boolean
End Type
`
Usage
`
result = Cbool( numeric expression )
result = Cbool( string expression )
result = Cbool( user defined type )
`
Parameters
`expression`
a numeric, string, or user defined type to cast to a `Boolean` value
`datatype`
any numeric, string, or user defined type
`typename`
a user defined type
Return Value
A `Boolean` value.
Description
The `Cbool` function converts a zero value to `False` and a non-zero value to `True`.
The name can be explained as 'Convert to Boolean'.
If the argument is a string expression, it is converted to boolean using a case insensitive to the string "false" to return a `False` value or "true" to return a `True` value.
Example
`
' Using the CBOOL function to convert a numeric value
'Create an BOOLEAN variable
Dim b As BOOLEAN
'Convert a numeric value
b = CBOOL(1)
'Print the result, should return True
Print b
Sleep
`
Dialect Differences

- Not available in the -lang qb dialect unless referenced with the alias `__Cbool`.

Differences from QB

- New to FreeBASIC

See also

- `CByte`
- `CUByte`
- `CShort`
- `CUShort`
- `CInt`
- `CUInt`
- `CLng`
- `CULng`
- `CLngInt`
- `CULngInt`
- `CSng`
- `CDbl`