RE: [flexcoders] boolean not casting ok from string

[Gordon Smith]

It's more efficient to simply write
 
    btest = testValue == "true";
 
The right-hand-side already evaluates to true or false, so there is no need to 
add ? true : false.
 
- Gordon

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From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hilary 
Bridel
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 5:18 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] boolean not casting ok from string



try:
            var btest:Boolean;
            var testValue:String = "true";
            btest = testValue == "true" ? true : false;
            trace("btest = "+btest);

Hilary 

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On 4/19/07, Luis Eduardo <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: 

        
        hi,
        
        this simple code dont work.
        
        var btest:Boolean = new Boolean();
        btest = "true";
        trace("btest = "+btest);
        
        btest = "false";
        trace("btest = : "+btest);
        
        there are a compile warning telling me that: "3590: String used were a
        Boolean value was expected. The expression will be type coerced to 
Boolean"
        but it is not.
        
        even if i do typecast it wont work:
        
        btest = Boolean("true");
        trace("btest = : "+btest);
        
        or if i typecast with "as".
        btest = ("true" as Boolean);
        btest = ("false" as Boolean);
        
        so i ask: how to cast String "true" to Boolean true ?
        what am i missing???
        
        Luís Eduardo.
        
        

        




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Hilary

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