Boolean Data Type

Represents a Boolean value of true or false.

Table of Contents [Hide/Show] Constructors    Boolean ( )    Boolean ( String )    Boolean ( Number )    Boolean ( Boolean )    Boolean ( Object )

Constructors

Boolean ( )

Initializes a new Boolean instance with a value of false.

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Example:

b = new Boolean(); // results in false

Boolean ( String )

Initializes a new Boolean instance by converting the specified string to a boolean. "true" = true, "false" = false, not case-sensitive.

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Example:

s = "true";
b = new Boolean( s ); // results in true

Boolean ( Number )

Initializes a new Boolean instance by converting the specified number to a boolean. 0 results in a value of false, all other numeric values result in true.

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Example:

i = 100.25;
b = new Boolean( b ); // results in true.

Boolean ( Boolean )

Initializes a new Boolean instance to the specified value.

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Example:

b1 = true;
b2 = new Boolean( b1 ); // results in true.
// equivalent to
b2 = b1;

Boolean ( Object )

Initializes a new Boolean instance to a value of true for any values other than those specified by other constructors.

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Example:

dict = new Dictionary();
b = new Boolean( dict ); // results in true.