c# - Xml serializing dynamic string to boolean -

below instance of simple job scheduler parses xml dynamic strings json:

xml

<navigations>       <navigation name="facebook" active ="0" ></navigation> </navigations> 

c#

list<navigationdata> nds = new list<navigationdata>(); foreach (object cnav in (ienumerable)c.navigations) {     navigationdata nd = new navigationdata();     nd.name = (string)((dynamic)cnav).name;     nd.active = xmlconvert.toboolean((string)((dynamic)cnav).active); // 3      nds.add(nd); } transitcontent.navigationdata = jsonconvert.serializeobject(nds); 

the above program throws exception @ line 3 as:

1. failed convert string boolean xmlconvert.toboolean

2. not able recognize string convert.toboolean

an other type conversions possibele in scenario? expected result should be:

json

[     {         "name": "facebook",         "active": false     } ] 

well yes, "0" isn't valid value boolean. sounds possibly want like:

list<navigationdata> nds = new list<navigationdata>(); foreach (dynamic cnav in (ienumerable)c.navigations) {     navigationdata nd = new navigationdata();     nd.name = cnav.name;     nd.active = cnav.active != "0";     nds.add(nd); } transitcontent.navigationdata = jsonconvert.serializeobject(nds); 

this assuming cnav expose properties strings (as execution-time type).