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Sebb commented on CONFIGURATION-473: ------------------------------------ Why not 0 == true, otherwise == false? [As per the Unix shell.] Or 0 == false; 1 == true; anything else (Boolean) null? Not saying your choice is wrong, just that it is not the only possible conversion, so the rationale for choosing it needs to be carefully documented. > Number to Boolean conversion > ---------------------------- > > Key: CONFIGURATION-473 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CONFIGURATION-473 > Project: Commons Configuration > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: Type conversion > Affects Versions: 1.7 > Reporter: Emmanuel Bourg > Fix For: 1.8 > > > The conversion of number values to boolean is not supported. {{0}} should be > converted to {{false}}, and any other number should be converted to {{true}}. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ContactAdministrators!default.jspa For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira