Convert string "True" and "False" to 1 and 0 [duplicate]

Question

I'm retrieving a string value of "True" or "False". I need to convert it to 1 or 0 respectively. What's the best way to do that? Currently I'm doing it this way....

var myValue = Convert.ToInt16(Convert.ToBoolean(stringValue));

If I remove the ToBoolean part....

var myValue = Convert.ToInt16(stringValue);

.... then I get "Input string was not in a correct format" for the ToInt16 conversion. Am I doing this in the best way?

Answer 1

simple if/else approach

short result = stringValue == "True" ? (short)1 : (short)0;