String.IConvertible.ToBoolean(IFormatProvider) Method

Definition

Namespace:: System

Assemblies:: System.Runtime.dll, mscorlib.dll, netstandard.dll

For a description of this member, see ToBoolean(IFormatProvider).

 virtual bool System.IConvertible.ToBoolean(IFormatProvider ^ provider) = IConvertible::ToBoolean;

bool IConvertible.ToBoolean (IFormatProvider provider);

Function ToBoolean (provider As IFormatProvider) As Boolean Implements IConvertible.ToBoolean

Parameters

provider: IFormatProvider

This parameter is ignored.

Returns

Boolean

true if the value of the current string is TrueString; false if the value of the current string is FalseString.

Implements

ToBoolean(IFormatProvider)

Exceptions

FormatException

The value of the current string is not TrueString or FalseString.

Remarks

This member is an explicit interface member implementation. It can be used only when the String instance is cast to an IConvertible interface. The recommended alternative is to call the Convert.ToBoolean(String) method.