How to convert “0” and “1” to false and true

Question

I have a method which is connecting to a database via Odbc. The stored procedure which I\'m calling has a return value which from the database side is a \'Char\'. Right now I\'

Answer 1

My solution (vb.net):

Private Function ConvertToBoolean(p1 As Object) As Boolean
    If p1 Is Nothing Then Return False
    If IsDBNull(p1) Then Return False
    If p1.ToString = "1" Then Return True
    If p1.ToString.ToLower = "true" Then Return True
    Return False
End Function