Boolean Coercions
A boolean
may be coerced to a string; depending on whether the boolean is true or false, this string will be either "true" or "false".
A string
may be coerced to a boolean
. The string "true" (not case-sensitive) will be true; any other string will be false.
A boolean may be coerced to an integer
; depending on whether the boolean is true or false, this integer will be either 1 or 0.
The integers 1 and 0 may be coerced to a boolean, yielding true and false respectively; other integers can't be coerced to a boolean.
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