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  1. using System;
  2. using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
  3.  
  4. public class Test
  5. {
  6.     public static void Main()
  7.     {
  8.         Console.WriteLine($"false as byte: {new LolBoolUnion(false).ByteValue}");
  9.         Console.WriteLine($"true as byte: {new LolBoolUnion(true).ByteValue}");
  10.         Console.WriteLine($"0 as bool: {new LolBoolUnion(0).BoolValue}");
  11.         Console.WriteLine($"128 as bool: {new LolBoolUnion(128).BoolValue}");
  12.         Console.WriteLine($"128 == true: {new LolBoolUnion(128).BoolValue == true}");
  13.         bool aBool = new LolBoolUnion(128).BoolValue;
  14.         switch (aBool)
  15.         {
  16.             case true:
  17.             case false:
  18.                 break;
  19.             default:
  20.                 Console.WriteLine("LOL");
  21.                 break;
  22.         }
  23.     }
  24.  
  25.     [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit)]
  26.     public struct LolBoolUnion
  27.     {
  28.         [FieldOffset(0)]
  29.         public readonly byte ByteValue;
  30.         [FieldOffset(0)]
  31.         public readonly bool BoolValue;
  32.  
  33.         public LolBoolUnion(byte byteValue) : this()
  34.         {
  35.             this.ByteValue = byteValue;
  36.         }
  37.         public LolBoolUnion(bool boolValue) : this()
  38.         {
  39.             this.BoolValue = boolValue;
  40.         }
  41.     }
  42. }
Success #stdin #stdout 0.02s 131648KB
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stdin 
Standard input is empty
stdout 
false as byte: 0
true as byte: 1
0 as bool: False
128 as bool: True
128 == true: False
LOL
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language:
C# (gmcs 5.20.1)
created:
8 years ago
visibility:
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