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supercat919-May-09 11:24
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GeneralConversion logic Pin
Jeroen De Dauw15-May-09 11:03
Jeroen De Dauw15-May-09 11:03 
I don't have the exact code, but a while ago I've seen someone do something like this in VB.Net:

sub codeHorror()

dim amount as integer
dim isTrue as boolean

amount = cint(textbox1.text)
' some unrelated code
isTrue = cbool(amount)
' Some unrelated code
amount = cint(isTrue)

messagebox.show(cstr(amount))

end sub


The person who did this had little experience with coding, but had done application design on paper (with PST'z) for almost half a year - proof of my school failing at teaching logically.

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RantRe: Conversion logic Pin
Samer Aburabie16-May-09 22:05
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Samer Aburabie17-May-09 4:14
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GeneralJust a MessageBox :S [modified] Pin
Samer Aburabie15-May-09 5:12
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JokeFalls under worse practices..maybe? I don't know. Pin
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Chris Meech14-May-09 8:15
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PIEBALDconsult14-May-09 12:52
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Michael Bookatz12-May-09 23:20
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