Core.Terms.ToBoolean

Classification

Name	ToBoolean
Short Description	To convert an expression to a Boolean
Class	Term
Extension	OTX Core library
Group	Conversion terms
Exceptions	-
Checker Rules	-
Standard Compliant	Yes

OTL Syntax

BooleanTerm = Conversion.ToBoolean(Term);

Description

Term to the convert an expression to a Boolean.

Return Value

The Term returns the value, see table below.

In OTX, Terms are categorized according to its return data type!

Data Type	Description
Boolean	Return value of the appropriate type.

Rules

• Boolean

  Returns a copy of the value

• Integer

  If 0, return false , otherwise true

• Float

  If 0.0, return false , otherwise true

• ByteField

  If empty, return false , otherwise true

• String

  If the value of the string "True", and not taken into account - insensitive will return true , otherwise false

Properties

Name	Data Type	Class	Default	Cardinality	Description
Term	-	Term	-	[1]	Represents the value that shall be converted to a new value of the Boolean data type.

OTL Examples

Boolean Boolean1;
Boolean Boolean2;
Boolean Boolean3;

Boolean1 = Conversion.ToBoolean(0);
Boolean2 = Conversion.ToBoolean("true");
Boolean3 = Conversion.ToBoolean("false");

See also

ToInteger
ToFloat
ToByteField
ToString