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Define a Boolean

On/Off, 1/0, True/False. Lots of information comes in pairs. We call this data type a boolean. For simplicity, a boolean value can either be true or false, but you can use it to represent any type of data pair you want.

Boolean values​

The keywords true and false are special in the Decipad Language because they represent boolean values. Take a look at these examples:

Example 1:

When you use the keywords true or false, they will return themselves since they represent a value.

Example 2:

The next time you need to represent something as On or Off, you can use a boolean data type!

Comparing values​

Compare two values using comparison operators like this:

In this example, the comparison result is true.

The available comparison operators are as follows:

  • >: "greater than"
  • <: "less than"
  • >=: "greater than or equal to"
  • <=: "less than or equal to"
  • ==: "equals"
  • !=: "not equal to"

Parentheses​

Use parentheses to chain operators and define priorities:

Parentheses are used to ensure that the / operation on the right side of the != is performed before the evaluation of the != itself.