setting a bool val from a string

[frosty]

probably a stupid question but all the easier to answer

can i set a boolean value from a string value? say if the string was 'false'?

im currently rewriting that birds nest that is my shop script, im sure you all remember that one

[Shoozza]

Not sure if this works with soldatserver scripting but it works with Delphi.

boolvalue := LowerCase(stringvalue) = 'true';

[dnmr]

if text = "true" then boolvar := true else boolvar := false; ?

[DorkeyDear]

I don't know if this function exists (I think it did at one point), but in any case it can be easily made: function StrtoBool(str: string): boolean;. What others have said should suffice, depending on your application may be more, or less convenient.

@dnmr: keep in mind to use single ('), not double (") quotes.

[freestyler]

Code: [Select]

StrToBool(str: string): boolean;
begin
  case lowercase(str) of
    'yes', 'true', 'on', '1', 'enabled': result := true;
    else result := false;
  end;
end;

[dnmr]

@dnmr: keep in mind to use single ('), not double (") quotes.

your shoelaces are untied D:

[Gizd]

boolvalue := (LowerCase(stringvalue) = 'true');

Parentheses to make sure. Looks the most sexy imo. Also, that LowerCase() is quite optional.