# Get an error saying that array is obj when it should return a bool

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**Created:** [June 28, 2008, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-an-error-saying-that-array-is-obj-when-it-should-return-a-bool/264686 "2008-06-28T18:46:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![DrRobot](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/drrobot/32/3907_2.png) [@DrRobot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DrRobot)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-an-error-saying-that-array-is-obj-when-it-should-return-a-bool/264686/1 "2008-06-28T18:46:57Z")

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Alright, i am working with an array and some keyvalues. and i keep getting an error from the last funciton saying:

```auto

Cannot implicitly convert type 'object' to 'bool'. An explicit conversion exists (are you missing a cast?) (CS0266)

```

```auto

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```

i’m not sure how to fix that little problem

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**Author:** ![DrRobot](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/drrobot/32/3907_2.png) [@DrRobot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DrRobot)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-an-error-saying-that-array-is-obj-when-it-should-return-a-bool/264686/2 "2008-06-28T22:44:04Z")

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Nevermind, i have it figured out. i should’ve just made the Array a bool[,] (i did, thats how it was fixed).