Convert.ToBoolean (UInt16) converts 16-bit unsigned integer to Boolean value.
Class Sample Public Shared Sub Main() Dim numbers() As UShort = { UInt16.MinValue, 1, 2010, UInt16.MaxValue } Dim result As Boolean For Each number As UShort In numbers result = Convert.ToBoolean(number) Console.WriteLine("{0,-7:N0} --> {1}", number, result) Next End Sub End Class