Converting from a std::string to bool

Question

What is the best way to convert a std::string to bool? I am calling a function that returns either \"0\" or \"1\", and I need a clean solution for turning this into a boole

Answer 1

It'll probably be overkill for you, but I'd use boost::lexical_cast

boost::lexical_cast("1") // returns true
boost::lexical_cast("0") // returns false