Boolean.ToString Method

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Converts the value of this instance to its equivalent string representation (either "True" or "False").

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Function ToString As String
public override string ToString()

Return Value

Type: System.String
TrueString if the value of this instance is true, or FalseString if the value of this instance is false.

Remarks

This method returns the constants "True" or "False". Note that XML is case-sensitive, and that the XML specification recognizes "true" and "false" as the valid set of Boolean values. If the string returned by the ToString() method is to be written to an XML file, its String.ToLower method should be called first to convert it to lowercase.

Examples

The following example illustrates the use of ToString in the context of Boolean.

Dim raining As Boolean = False
Dim busLate As Boolean = True

outputBlock.Text += String.Format("raining.ToString() returns {0}", raining) + vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("busLate.ToString() returns {0}", busLate) + vbCrLf
bool raining = false;
bool busLate = true;

outputBlock.Text += String.Format("raining.ToString() returns {0}", raining) + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("busLate.ToString() returns {0}", busLate) + "\n";

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.