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These constant values must be predefined by the compiler as there is no way to define them in terms of anything else. | These constant values must be predefined by the compiler as there is no way to define them in terms of anything else. | ||
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When [[Typecast|typecasting]] or interpreting any numeric value as a boolean value, it is important to know, that ''any'' non-zero value means <syntaxhighlight lang="pascal" enclose="none">true</syntaxhighlight> whilst only <syntaxhighlight lang="pascal" enclose="none">0</syntaxhighlight> (zero) is <syntaxhighlight lang="pascal" enclose="none">false</syntaxhighlight>. | When [[Typecast|typecasting]] or interpreting any numeric value as a boolean value, it is important to know, that ''any'' non-zero value means <syntaxhighlight lang="pascal" enclose="none">true</syntaxhighlight> whilst only <syntaxhighlight lang="pascal" enclose="none">0</syntaxhighlight> (zero) is <syntaxhighlight lang="pascal" enclose="none">false</syntaxhighlight>. | ||
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Revision as of 00:57, 2 March 2020
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The constants false
and true
are used to define the false and true conditions of a boolean
variable.
They are manifest constants that are defined as part of the standard data types the compiler initially knows about.
These constant values must be predefined by the compiler as there is no way to define them in terms of anything else.
As of FPC 3.0.0 false
and true
are no longer reserved words.
Thus the following program is valid, compiles and is “usable”:
program falseAndTrue(input, output, stderr);
const
true = 42;
begin
writeLn(true); // prints 42
//writeLn(true and false); // does not compile
writeLn(system.true and false) // prints FALSE
end.
Internal value
program falseDemo(input, output, stderr);
uses
typInfo;
begin
writeLn(false); // prints FALSE
// enumerative actions ------------------------------------------
writeLn(ord(false)); // prints 0
writeLn(succ(false)); // prints TRUE
// next two statements generate out-of-range compile-time warnings
writeLn(pred(false)); // prints TRUE
writeLn(succ(succ(false))); // prints TRUE
// data type ----------------------------------------------------
writeLn(sizeOf(false)); // prints 1
writeLn(bitSizeOf(false)); // prints 8
writeLn(PTypeInfo(typeInfo(false))^.kind); // prints tkBool
writeLn(PTypeInfo(typeInfo(false))^.name); // prints Boolean
end.
When typecasting or interpreting any numeric value as a boolean value, it is important to know, that any non-zero value means true
whilst only 0
(zero) is false
.