Read boolean values from DB?

Question

In C#, using SqlDataReader, is there a way to read a boolean value from the DB?

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Answer 1

If you are using CASE in SELECT and want to use GetBoolean then use CAST to change the column to bit before reading.

For eg:

SELECT CAST((CASE WHEN [Condition] THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) as bit) FROM Table_Name

then you can use

reader.GetBoolean(0)