is Convert.toInt32(boolean) the only way in c# to do this?

boolean, c#, dynamics-crm-2011, refactoring

Solution

I don't think that adding boolean flag to some value is very readable solution. Basically you want to increment (i.e. add 1) value if flag is `true`. So, simple if check will clearly describe your intent add do the job:

if (flag) value++;

UPDATE: According to your edit, you want to do two things:

- Set default value to your nullable value

- Increment value if some condition is true.

To make your code clear, I would not try to put both things in one line. Make your intent explicit:

value = value ?? 0; // 1

if (flag) // 2
    value++;

Problem

I have some code in c# which needs to increment a number by 1 if a certain boolean value is true, but else it needs to say the same. The only method i've found using the Immediate window in VS 2012 is by `+ Convert.ToInt32(boolean)`. Am I missing something obvious in here somewhere? I thought since a boolean is basically true (1) or false(0) (let's forget about FileNotFound), it would be easier to coerce a boolean to an Int value. edit: false is 0, not 1 edit2: my original edit got swallowed up. I'm currently doing a nullcheck on the number (the number is a nullable int field from a Dynamics CRM 2011 entity). Is it possible to keep that nullcheck?

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