ToBool

DocumentProperty.ToBool method

Returns the property value as bool.

public bool ToBool()

Remarks

Throws an exception if the property type is not Boolean.

Examples

Shows various type conversion methods of custom document properties.

Document doc = new Document();
CustomDocumentProperties properties = doc.CustomDocumentProperties;

DateTime authDate = DateTime.Today;
properties.Add("Authorized", true);
properties.Add("Authorized By", "John Doe");
properties.Add("Authorized Date", authDate);
properties.Add("Authorized Revision", doc.BuiltInDocumentProperties.RevisionNumber);
properties.Add("Authorized Amount", 123.45);

Assert.AreEqual(true, properties["Authorized"].ToBool());
Assert.AreEqual("John Doe", properties["Authorized By"].ToString());
Assert.AreEqual(authDate, properties["Authorized Date"].ToDateTime());
Assert.AreEqual(1, properties["Authorized Revision"].ToInt());
Assert.AreEqual(123.45d, properties["Authorized Amount"].ToDouble());

See Also

DocumentProperty.Value DocumentProperty.ToByteArray