Name

xs:boolean

Synopsis

Defined in: XML Schema part 2

Simple on/off controls, such as a single checkbox, are naturally represented by a boolean datatype.

Caveats

The lexical space allows multiple representations, so any script or XPath function that reads a value of this datatype should be prepared to see either a string (“true” or “false”) or a number (1 or 0).

Examples

  • true

  • 1

  • false

  • 0

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