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

Here's a way similar to Kyle's except it handles the leading zeroes and stuff:

bool to_bool(std::string const& s) {
     return atoi(s.c_str());
}