Convert.ToBoolean(Int16) converts 16-bit signed integer to Boolean value.
Class Sample Public Shared Sub Main() Dim numbers() As Short = { Int16.MinValue, -10000, 2010, Int16.MaxValue } Dim result As Boolean For Each number As Short In numbers result = Convert.ToBoolean(number) Console.WriteLine("{0,-7:N0} --> {1}", number, result) Next End Sub End Class