[Mono-list] Cast a char(1) to a boolean

[Sijmen Mulder]

Hi,

> I was told to use a char(1) in a MySQL database since it doesn't have a
> boolean type.  I retrieve a char(1) field but I can't seem to cast it to
> be a boolean.  How is this done?

try:

bool thebool = (int)thechar==0 ? false : true;

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Sijmen Mulder