func bool

Syntax

   bool (value)

Formal Declaration

   bool:bool (value:any)

Parameters

value

An expression to be coerced. Its type can be anything except STR. The coercion will evaluate to FALSE if the value of the expression is 0; otherwise, the value of the coercion will be TRUE.

Examples

   $nmdebug > wl bool(0)
   FALSE

   $nmdebug > wl bool(1)
   TRUE

   $nmdebug > wl bool(123)
   TRUE

   $nmdebug > wl bool(a.c00023c4)
   TRUE

   $nmdebug > wl bool(0.0)
   FALSE

Limitations, Restrictions