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ToBoolean() Method

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This method converts a value to the Boolean data type.

Syntax

ToBoolean(value)

Parameter	Description
value	The value to be converted to a Boolean value

Returns

A value that depends on value's original data type, according to the following table:

Data Type	Returns
Boolean	value
buffer	False if an empty buffer; otherwise, true
null	False
number	False if value is 0, +0, -0, or NaN; otherwise, true
object	True
string	False if an empty string, ""; otherwise, true
undefined	False

Usage

This method converts value to the Boolean data type. The result depends on the original data type of value.

CAUTION:  The ToBoolean() function is unique to Siebel eScript. Avoid using it in a script that may be used with a JavaScript interpreter that does not support it.

See Also

ToBuffer() Method, ToObject() Method, and ToString() Method

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