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I am not doing a string comparison, if I were I would be using String.Compare. However, typing the comparison seemed to be the easiest way to illustrate the issue which turns into an absolute charlie foxtrot when doing web development. Of course that is probably my biggest problem right there. Why can't I just do windows forms and be done with the crap. (Or at least move on to other crap)
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Most of this sig is for Google, not ego.:confused: What has web development to do with Boolean string representation (and howis it not significant in windows forms development)?
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:confused: What has web development to do with Boolean string representation (and howis it not significant in windows forms development)?
In windows development you can and should always use the Boolean object. In web development you must constantly switch between object and string representation. I have a lot of casing rants with respect to ASP.NET however.
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This isn't a new annoyance. Just every time I have to deal with it I get all riled up. In the C# language
true
falsebut
true.ToString() == "True"
false.ToString() == "False"Of course xml is "true" and "false" http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#boolean[^] Whomever At Microsoft Decided That Everything No Matter What Should Start With A Capital Letter Should Be Dragged Outside And Shot.
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Most of this sig is for Google, not ego.If you're using XML, use System.Xml.XmlConvert[^] instead of the normal conversions.
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This isn't a new annoyance. Just every time I have to deal with it I get all riled up. In the C# language
true
falsebut
true.ToString() == "True"
false.ToString() == "False"Of course xml is "true" and "false" http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#boolean[^] Whomever At Microsoft Decided That Everything No Matter What Should Start With A Capital Letter Should Be Dragged Outside And Shot.
Need software developed? Offering C# development all over the United States, ERL GLOBAL, Inc is the only call you will have to make.
If you don't ask questions the answers won't stand in your way.
Most of this sig is for Google, not ego.Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
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The real problem is not that ToString returns "True" and "False". Rather I think the real issue us that there is no way to get a culture specific string from a Boolean. even
ToString(IFormatProvider )ignores culture. -
This isn't a new annoyance. Just every time I have to deal with it I get all riled up. In the C# language
true
falsebut
true.ToString() == "True"
false.ToString() == "False"Of course xml is "true" and "false" http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#boolean[^] Whomever At Microsoft Decided That Everything No Matter What Should Start With A Capital Letter Should Be Dragged Outside And Shot.
Need software developed? Offering C# development all over the United States, ERL GLOBAL, Inc is the only call you will have to make.
If you don't ask questions the answers won't stand in your way.
Most of this sig is for Google, not ego. -
TypeConverteris your friend :)xacc.ide - now with TabsToSpaces support
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((lambda (x) `((lambda (x) ,x) ',x)) '`((lambda (x) ,x) ',x))leppie wrote:
TypeConverter is your friend
He's not mine - I beat the crap out of him when he refused to stand his round. Cheap b4st4rd.
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This isn't a new annoyance. Just every time I have to deal with it I get all riled up. In the C# language
true
falsebut
true.ToString() == "True"
false.ToString() == "False"Of course xml is "true" and "false" http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#boolean[^] Whomever At Microsoft Decided That Everything No Matter What Should Start With A Capital Letter Should Be Dragged Outside And Shot.
Need software developed? Offering C# development all over the United States, ERL GLOBAL, Inc is the only call you will have to make.
If you don't ask questions the answers won't stand in your way.
Most of this sig is for Google, not ego.I am sooo with you on that. :mad:
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In windows development you can and should always use the Boolean object. In web development you must constantly switch between object and string representation. I have a lot of casing rants with respect to ASP.NET however.
Need software developed? Offering C# development all over the United States, ERL GLOBAL, Inc is the only call you will have to make.
If you don't ask questions the answers won't stand in your way.
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leppie wrote:
TypeConverter is your friend
He's not mine - I beat the crap out of him when he refused to stand his round. Cheap b4st4rd.
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
He's not mine
"He"? I thought we all agreed that all BCL converter classes are female, Pete? And then you go ahead and disregard that! :|
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
He's not mine
"He"? I thought we all agreed that all BCL converter classes are female, Pete? And then you go ahead and disregard that! :|
Regards, Nish
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My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkNishant Sivakumar wrote:
I thought we all agreed that all BCL converter classes are female, Pete? And then you go ahead and disregard that!
No female would be so stupid as to get between me and my drink. Period. Add your own punchlines.
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I would never do a string comparison that did not ignore case.
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The real problem is not that ToString returns "True" and "False". Rather I think the real issue us that there is no way to get a culture specific string from a Boolean. even
ToString(IFormatProvider )ignores culture.Ah, so you want the ability to have: true == ":thumbsup:" and false == ":thumbsdown:"
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The real problem is not that ToString returns "True" and "False". Rather I think the real issue us that there is no way to get a culture specific string from a Boolean. even
ToString(IFormatProvider )ignores culture.Which reminds me that C had it right from the begining.
#define FALSE 0
#define TRUE !FALSEI believe we can all agree to that and let our cultural differences aside.. :)
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This isn't a new annoyance. Just every time I have to deal with it I get all riled up. In the C# language
true
falsebut
true.ToString() == "True"
false.ToString() == "False"Of course xml is "true" and "false" http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#boolean[^] Whomever At Microsoft Decided That Everything No Matter What Should Start With A Capital Letter Should Be Dragged Outside And Shot.
Need software developed? Offering C# development all over the United States, ERL GLOBAL, Inc is the only call you will have to make.
If you don't ask questions the answers won't stand in your way.
Most of this sig is for Google, not ego.Just go with the flow, accept most human endevours are flawed and avoid fundementalism.
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This isn't a new annoyance. Just every time I have to deal with it I get all riled up. In the C# language
true
falsebut
true.ToString() == "True"
false.ToString() == "False"Of course xml is "true" and "false" http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#boolean[^] Whomever At Microsoft Decided That Everything No Matter What Should Start With A Capital Letter Should Be Dragged Outside And Shot.
Need software developed? Offering C# development all over the United States, ERL GLOBAL, Inc is the only call you will have to make.
If you don't ask questions the answers won't stand in your way.
Most of this sig is for Google, not ego.I would have to say, having read most of the previous replies, that this is one of those cases where there is more than one way to perform one operation. In this case, converting a non-string into a string value. Saying that the returned value from
Boolean.ToString()should be lower-case just because XML defines the string definition of a Boolean as such, means that at some point, when you expect upper-case, the framework is again unreliable. As pointed out, and the XML classes in .NET, such asXmlWriter, already do, you can use theXmlConvertclass to get a XML representation. For example, when using anXmlWriter, there is aWriteValue(bool value)method, which will handle the conversion in a similar manner. -
The real problem is not that ToString returns "True" and "False". Rather I think the real issue us that there is no way to get a culture specific string from a Boolean. even
ToString(IFormatProvider )ignores culture.Could I suggest you look at CultureInfo Class[^] for more details on culture specific formatting. Specifically, look at the TextInfo property and what it represents. You should then understand why your statement is incorrect in this circumstance.
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This isn't a new annoyance. Just every time I have to deal with it I get all riled up. In the C# language
true
falsebut
true.ToString() == "True"
false.ToString() == "False"Of course xml is "true" and "false" http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#boolean[^] Whomever At Microsoft Decided That Everything No Matter What Should Start With A Capital Letter Should Be Dragged Outside And Shot.
Need software developed? Offering C# development all over the United States, ERL GLOBAL, Inc is the only call you will have to make.
If you don't ask questions the answers won't stand in your way.
Most of this sig is for Google, not ego.Gotta say, every time I try and do anything to 'connect' to other (normally non MS) technologies in .NET I end up creating simple wrappers around alot of the types. This would be another potential case - just to override the default ToString implemtation.
Dave
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