toboolean() Function

Function

toboolean( value )

Converts a value to Boolean.

Parameters

Keyword	Type	Description
value	Any Type	Value to convert.

Returns

Boolean

Usage considerations

Understanding results

A 0 returns false; all other numbers return true.

Strings beginning with t, T, y, Y, or 1 return true; all other strings return false.

Using toboolean() with arrays

When operating on arrays, it is not necessary to use apply with toboolean. If multiple parameters are passed, or one parameter is an Array, then a Boolean Array is returned.

Examples

toboolean(0) returns false

toboolean(0,1,0) and toboolean({0,1,0}) both return {false,true,false}

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this function's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Compatible
Offline Mobile	Compatible
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Compatible	Can be used to create a custom record field that only evaluates at sync time.
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Process Reports	Compatible
Process Events	Compatible

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