1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/common/bit_field.h b/src/common/bit_field.h
index 3ec061e6..8eab054b 100644
--- a/src/common/bit_field.h
+++ b/src/common/bit_field.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Licensed under GPLv2
+// Licensed under GPLv2 or any later version
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
 
@@ -168,6 +168,12 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
+    // TODO: we may want to change this to explicit operator bool() if it's bug-free in VS2015
+    __forceinline bool ToBool() const
+    {
+        return Value() != 0;
+    }
+
 private:
     // StorageType is T for non-enum types and the underlying type of T if
     // T is an enumeration. Note that T is wrapped within an enable_if in the