Language Elements and Reference:xpplrm
Operations using logical values Foundation
Logical data types inherently have only two logical values: true (.T.) and false (.F.). Operations which can be preformed using the two logical values include logical operations, comparisons and assignments. All the operators for logical values are listed in the following table:
Operators for logical values
| Operator | Description |
|---|---|
| . | Delimiter for literal logical value |
| .NOT. ! | Logical negation |
| .AND. | Logical AND |
| .OR. | Logical OR |
| == | Comparison: equal |
| != <> # | Comparison: not equal |
| > | Comparison: greater than |
| >= | Comparison: greater than or equal |
| = | Comparison: equal |
| <= | Comparison: less than or equal |
| < | Comparison: less than |
| = | Assignment |
| := | Inline assignment |
When comparing or sorting logical values .F. (false) is less than .T. (true). The value .F. is considered the "empty" logical value and the function Empty() returns .T. (true) if .F. is passed to it. There are very few functions for logical values. These are listed in the following table:
Functions for logical values
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| Empty() | Tests whether logical value is "empty" (equals .F.) |
| FieldPut() | Assigns logical value to field variable |
| FieldGet() | Reads logical value from field variable |
| Transform() | Converts logical value to formatted character string |
| Type() | Determines data type via macro operator |
| Valtype() | Determines data type |
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