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# bool literal

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### [edit] Syntax

true | (1) |
false | (2) |

### [edit] Explanation

1. boolean `true` (a prvalue of type `bool`, implicitly convertible to the value 1 of type `int`.)
2. boolean `false` (a prvalue of type `bool`, implicitly convertible to the value 0 of type `int`.)

### [edit] Example

Run this code

    #include <iostream>

    int main()
    {
      std::cout << std::boolalpha
                << true << '\n'
                << false << '\n'
                << std::noboolalpha
                << true << '\n'
                << false << '\n';
    }

Output:

    true
    false
    1
    0

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