All the sources codespage 44

public bool IsTrue(bool b)
{
        if (b == true)
        {
                return true;
        }
        return false;
}

private int signum(int number) {
	int result = 0;
	if (number != 0) {
		result = number / Math.abs(number);
	}
	return result;
}

// on the webservice client
Hashtable params = new Hashtable
{
   "IsActive", true.ToString();
   ...
};
service.someMethod(params);

//  on the webservice
if (hs["IsActive"].ToString().ToLower().Equals("true"))
{
   ...
}