Newtonsoft.Json.JsonTextReader.ReadAsBoolean C# (CSharp) Method

        public override bool? ReadAsBoolean()
        {
            EnsureBuffer();

            switch (_currentState)
            {
                case State.Start:
                case State.Property:
                case State.Array:
                case State.ArrayStart:
                case State.Constructor:
                case State.ConstructorStart:
                case State.PostValue:
                    while (true)
                    {
                        char currentChar = _chars[_charPos];

                        switch (currentChar)
                        {
                            case '\0':
                                if (ReadNullChar())
                                {
                                    SetToken(JsonToken.None, null, false);
                                    return null;
                                }
                                break;
                            case '"':
                            case '\'':
                                ParseString(currentChar, ReadType.Read);
                                return ReadBooleanString(_stringReference.ToString());
                            case 'n':
                                HandleNull();
                                return null;
                            case '-':
                            case '.':
                            case '0':
                            case '1':
                            case '2':
                            case '3':
                            case '4':
                            case '5':
                            case '6':
                            case '7':
                            case '8':
                            case '9':
                                ParseNumber(ReadType.Read);
                                bool b;
#if !(NET20 || NET35 || PORTABLE40 || PORTABLE) || NETSTANDARD1_1
                                if (Value is BigInteger)
                                {
                                    b = (BigInteger)Value != 0;
                                }
                                else
#endif
                                {
                                    b = Convert.ToBoolean(Value, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
                                }
                                SetToken(JsonToken.Boolean, b, false);
                                return b;
                            case 't':
                            case 'f':
                                bool isTrue = currentChar == 't';
                                string expected = isTrue ? JsonConvert.True : JsonConvert.False;

                                if (!MatchValueWithTrailingSeparator(expected))
                                {
                                    throw CreateUnexpectedCharacterException(_chars[_charPos]);
                                }
                                SetToken(JsonToken.Boolean, isTrue);
                                return isTrue;
                            case '/':
                                ParseComment(false);
                                break;
                            case ',':
                                ProcessValueComma();
                                break;
                            case ']':
                                _charPos++;
                                if (_currentState == State.Array || _currentState == State.ArrayStart || _currentState == State.PostValue)
                                {
                                    SetToken(JsonToken.EndArray);
                                    return null;
                                }
                                throw CreateUnexpectedCharacterException(currentChar);
                            case StringUtils.CarriageReturn:
                                ProcessCarriageReturn(false);
                                break;
                            case StringUtils.LineFeed:
                                ProcessLineFeed();
                                break;
                            case ' ':
                            case StringUtils.Tab:
                                // eat
                                _charPos++;
                                break;
                            default:
                                _charPos++;

                                if (!char.IsWhiteSpace(currentChar))
                                {
                                    throw CreateUnexpectedCharacterException(currentChar);
                                }

                                // eat
                                break;
                        }
                    }
                case State.Finished:
                    ReadFinished();
                    return null;
                default:
                    throw JsonReaderException.Create(this, "Unexpected state: {0}.".FormatWith(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, CurrentState));
            }
        }

        public void ReadAsBoolean_BadData()
        {
            string json = @"pie";

            JsonTextReader reader = new JsonTextReader(new StringReader(json));

            ExceptionAssert.Throws<JsonReaderException>(() => { reader.ReadAsBoolean(); }, "Unexpected character encountered while parsing value: p. Path '', line 1, position 1.");
        }