Question

I have a database with where boolean values are stored as bits (1 for true, 0 for false). What’s the best way of converting these into .Net boolean values from a DataRow? Convert.ToBoolean doesn’t seem to work.

Answer 1

If the data type in the database is bit, then you don’t have to do any conversion at all. The database driver automatically reads the values as booleans, all you have to do is to unbox the value:

bool value = (bool)row["field"];