Gemstone Common Library
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# BigEndianToBoolean(Byte*) Method

Returns a Boolean value converted from one byte at a specified position in a byte array.

## Definition

Namespace: Gemstone
Assembly: Gemstone.Common (in Gemstone.Common.dll) Version: 1.0.178 -- Release Build+f8a23028fef00502c7e35bcc3934c260e8a0eb56
C#
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    public static bool ToBoolean(
    	byte* buffer
    )

VB
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    Visual Basic does not support APIs that consume or return unsafe types.

C++
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    public:
    static bool ToBoolean(
    	unsigned char* buffer
    )

JavaScript
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    JavaScript does not support APIs that consume or return unsafe types.

#### Parameters

buffer Byte*
  An array of bytes.

#### Return Value

Boolean
true if the byte at startIndex in value is nonzero; otherwise, false.

## Exceptions

ArgumentNullException | value is null.
ArgumentOutOfRangeException | startIndex is less than zero or greater than the length of value minus 1.

## See Also

#### Reference

BigEndian Class
ToBoolean Overload
Gemstone Namespace