Question

I have a variable which is a boolean datatype and using the windows console I am looking to store use input inside it. I know how to do this using if statements and data validation, but I am looking to see if vb has a method to handle this naturally?

For the sake of showing some code:

Dim tOrF As Boolean
tOrF = Console.ReadLine

Thanks

Answer 1

You can use TryParse method to check if the value being entered is a valid boolean value or else it will throw an exception,

Tries to convert the specified string representation of a logical
value to its Boolean equivalent. A return value indicates whether the
conversion succeeded or failed.

     Dim flag As Boolean 
     Dim value as String = Console.ReadLine()
     If Boolean.TryParse(value, flag) Then
        Console.WriteLine("'{0}' --> {1}", value, flag)
     Else
        Console.WriteLine("Unable to parse '{0}'.", 
                          If(value Is Nothing, "<null>", value))
     End If