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Boolean Operations

CanParseAsBool()

This function checks whether a numeric or text value (0/1 or "TRUE"/"FALSE") can be interpreted as a Boolean value.

Return type: Boolean

Parameter

Data Type

Description

1*

(variable)

Value to be checked

Examples

CanParseAsBool("yes") returns FALSE.

CanParseAsBool("False") returns TRUE.

CanParseAsBool(0) and CanParseAsBool("1") returns TRUE.

GetRandomBool()

This function returns a randomly generated Boolean value.

Return type: Boolean

Examples

GetRandomBool() returns TRUE or FALSE.

IsBool()

This function checks whether a value is of the data type "Bool."

Return type: Boolean

Parameter

Data Type

Description

1*

(variable)

Value to be checked

Examples

IsBool(FALSE) returns TRUE.

IsBool("TRUE") returns FALSE.

ParseAsBool()

This function converts a numeric value or a text value (0/1 or "TRUE"/"FALSE") into a Boolean value.

Return type: Boolean

Parameter

Data Type

Description

1*

Text

Value to be converted

Examples

ParseAsBool(0) returns FALSE.

ParseAsBool("True") returns TRUE.