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iOS

what is a bool?

what is a bool or boolyen

3 Answers

Ryan Field
PLUS
Ryan Field
Courses Plus Student 21,242 Points

A boolean, in programming in general, is a type of data that has only two possible values: true or false. It is often used to test whether certain conditions are true or false, based on which we can initiate other actions or code to complete our program's logic.

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,148 Points

A Bool or Boolean is a true or false value.

Caleb Kleveter
MOD
Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 Points

BOOL is for you want to return true or false, here is a post you can read.