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maxtester
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9 years ago

Datatype number with value one is the same as boolean true??

Hi all,   I Have a question regarding the datatypes. In my script I have a function that returns boolean true or a number. Like this:   //Returns a true or a number var Return = function1()   ...
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maxtester
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Thank you for the response. As I read from the documentation of TC the idea behind the var datatype is to handle different datatypes. But however. I make a chekc with typeof and the @"1" is always a number and it works for each number except 1. So basicly it works. 

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Colin_McCrae
Community Hero
9 years ago

*** EDIT AS MY INITIAL REPLY WAS UTTER RUBBISH ..... IN JSCRIPT/C# SCRIPT ANYWAY ***

 

The reasoning below however, IS applicable in VBScript ....

 

1 is number. It is not, and never will be, true or false. As it's not a boolean. Which is why ALL your numbers are dropping into the 'else' part. As they are numbers, not trues. Same as 1 is not the same as '1'. First is a number. Second is a string.

 

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Helen's reply below this is 100% correct. :)