Convert.ToBoolean fails with “0” value

Question

I\'m trying to convert the value \"0\" ( System.String ) to its Boolean representation, like:

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Answer 1

For a successful conversion to occur, the value parameter must equal either Boolean.TrueString, a constant whose value is True, Boolean.FalseString, a constant whose value is False, or it must be null. In comparing value with Boolean.TrueString and Boolean.FalseString, the method ignores case as well as leading and trailing white space.

from MSDN

because Convert.ToBoolean expects a true if value is not zero; otherwise, false. numerical value and True or False String value.