[Flashcoders] casting string to bool

2006-03-03 Thread Latcho
how to cast a string true into a boolean true and a false into false without using this long trick; var myBool:Boolean; myBool= ( myString == true) ? true : false; by the way: Boolean(true) = true Boolean(false) = true man this sucks So build our own toBool Proto ? thanks, latcho

RE: [Flashcoders] casting string to bool

2006-03-03 Thread Jeremy Dost
list Subject: [Flashcoders] casting string to bool how to cast a string true into a boolean true and a false into false without using this long trick; var myBool:Boolean; myBool= ( myString == true) ? true : false; by the way: Boolean(true) = true Boolean(false) = true man this sucks So

Re: [Flashcoders] casting string to bool

2006-03-03 Thread Danny Kodicek
how to cast a string true into a boolean true and a false into false without using this long trick; var myBool:Boolean; myBool= ( myString == true) ? true : false; You could cut out the last bit: myBool= ( myString == true) Danny ___

RE: [Flashcoders] casting string to bool

2006-03-03 Thread Karim Beyrouti
Or ... Just to be sure: myBool= ( myString.toLowerCase() == true) - karim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Danny Kodicek Sent: 03 March 2006 14:51 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] casting string to bool how

Re: [Flashcoders] casting string to bool

2006-03-03 Thread Latcho
Thanks! that seems to be the triple right way ;) but converting the type of a myString:String to a myString:Boolean is just a big nono possible? Latcho Danny Kodicek wrote: how to cast a string true into a boolean true and a false into false without using this long trick; var